back button

noun

computers

: 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 also back arrow

Examples of back button in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It's built with competitive gamers in mind, with four mouse-click back buttons, two claw-grip bumpers, and six remappable buttons. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for back button

• unbutton
• clutton
• glutton
• mutton