bookmark

noun book·mark \ -ˌmärk \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Definition of bookmark

1 or bookmarker play \-ˌmär-kər\ : a marker for finding a place in a book

2 : a menu entry or icon on a computer that is usually created by the user and that serves as a shortcut to a previously viewed location (such as an Internet site)

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Recent Examples of bookmark from the Web

There will also be blank bookmarks available for creating your own unique designs.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Manchester Edition," 20 Mar. 2018
For the sake of transparency, Finkel is a diehard Boston Red Sox fan who uses an autographed 1987 Mike Greenwell card as a bookmark.

— dave kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "It's your turn to debate this 'legendary' Milwaukee Brewers trading card lineup," 21 May 2018
Worthless $100trn notes from that time are now used as bookmarks.

— The Economist, "Zimbabwe’s new president may not be able to fix the economy," 19 May 2018
Inside each book put inside the exchange box, McFadden and her family placed a custom bookmark, with a photo of Jenkins reading to her great-grandson, Connor McFadden, now a third-grader at Stoneleigh Elementary.

— libby solomon, baltimoresun.com, "Knollwood 'Little Free Library' honors 58-year Towson resident, reader, mother," 18 May 2018
Products included handmade cake pops, organic dog biscuits, slime, jewelry, bath products and bookmarks.

— katherine shaver, Washington Post, "At a D.C. business fair, kids test their entrepreneurial skills — and cash in," 12 May 2018
As guests made their way out, each was given a free hardback copy of the pale beige-coloured work wrapped in red cloth tied with gold brocade, together with a bookmark made of card with Mr Xi’s smiling portrait on it.

— The Economist, "Xi Jinping’s new blockbuster is getting a hard sell," 26 Apr. 2018
Your bookmarks can travel with you across operating systems and devices with most browsers.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "It’s time to give Firefox a fresh chance," 15 Apr. 2018
Some will just add a bookmark, but more advanced sites, like Twitter, will install a WebAPK on your phone, complete with an app drawer icon.

— ron amadeo, Ars Technica, "Android Go review—Google’s scattershot attempt at a low-end Android OS," 20 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of bookmark

1833

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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bookmark

verb

Definition of bookmark

bookmarked; bookmarking; bookmarks

transitive verb

: to create a computer bookmark for

bookmark a website

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Recent Examples of bookmark from the Web

Keep this page bookmarked for updates throughout awards season.

— los angeles times staff, latimes.com, "Envelope Emmy Roundtables 2018: Watch the full interviews and more," 31 May 2018
That message alone makes the site worth bookmarking—and makes us beyond excited for how Meghan will use her new royal platform.

— stacey leasca, Glamour, "Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, Has Her Very Own Royal Web Page Now," 20 May 2018
Keep this page bookmarked all day for race results, photos and all the fun anecdotes from Franklin Field that make the event special.

— jonathan tannenwald, Philly.com, "Penn Relays: Results, live updates from Saturday's races," 28 Apr. 2018
Please bookmark this page and return to it throughout the season.

— brant parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Dual meet schedule for 2018-2019 season," 7 May 2018
Below, find all the latest details on the new series, and keep this page bookmarked for more updates.

— kate stanhope, latimes.com, "Upfronts 2018: All the details on NBC's new shows," 7 May 2018
Check out the 10 things people were cooking (or at least bookmarking for later), and then go eat some cake.

— alyse whitney, Bon Appetit, "The 10 Most Popular Recipes in April," 30 Apr. 2018
Topher and Corey [Hawkins as civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael], their characters kind of anchor or bookmark the history of this country in this film.

— EW.com, "See Adam Driver, John David Washington in first still from BlacKkKlansman," 30 Apr. 2018
Keep this page bookmarked all day for race results, photos and all the fun anecdotes from Franklin Field that make the event special.

— jonathan tannenwald, Philly.com, "Penn Relays: Results, live updates from Saturday's races," 28 Apr. 2018

First Known Use of bookmark

1985

in the meaning defined above

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BOOKMARK Defined for English Language Learners

bookmark

noun

Definition of bookmark for English Language Learners

: something (such as a piece of paper) that is put in a book to show the place where you stopped reading
computers : something (such as a menu entry or icon) that allows you to go quickly and directly to something (such as an Internet site) that you have seen before