: an icon on a computer screen that typically depicts a backward pointing arrow and that returns the user to a previously shown window or web page
called alsoback arrow
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The latest version of 8BitDo’s popular gamepad with a touch of retro stylings uses TMR sticks and programmable back buttons.—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
23 June 2026 Gaming is a breeze with these Hall-effect triggers and joysticks, and there are two back buttons and a solid D-Pad.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
8 May 2026 All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back.—ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026 Each page also has forward and back buttons.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for back button