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Definition of bookmark
1 or bookmarkerplay \-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)
From the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of bookmark from the Web
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First, there's an address bar in the middle of the screen, then a row of circular icons that seems to be common bookmarks.
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Visit the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and get a free guided tour, along with free Barnum bookmarks and postcards and Barnum-blend coffee tasting.
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Activities for the Mini Comic Con include superhero trivia, a crafting station to make your own bookmarks and a costume contest.
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Among those available for purchase are a Moleskine journal, metal bookmark, magnets and a crystal paperweight.
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Adults, create a necklace, bookmark, earrings or pin using Shrinky Dink paper at 2 p.m. June 8.
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Visit the festival site, NOJazzFest.com, or bookmark NOLA.com/JazzFest to keep up with the latest news about the seven-day festival of music, food, and arts and crafts.
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A. Most browsers these days are very good at importing bookmarks from their competitors, so start by installing Google Chrome, which can be downloaded for free at google.com/chrome.
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Tap and hold the bookmark icon underneath any post to save it directly to a new or existing collection.
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First Known Use of bookmark
1833
bookmark
Definition of bookmark
transitive verb
: to create a computer bookmark for bookmark a website
Recent Examples of bookmark from the Web
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Bookmark this AL.com page for complete The Opening coverage.
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Be sure to bookmark this page and check back throughout the off-season.
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In the meantime, fans of his distinctive work can go back and rewatch classics like The Darjeeling Limited — or bookmark this subreddit for regular perusal, as it's being updated daily with new, artful submissions that adhere to his twee aesthetic.
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Many news consumers today don’t bookmark home pages.
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Make sure to follow these social media accounts, sign up for these alert systems and bookmark these websites to make sure you're prepared as soon as a storm's approaching.
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Bookmark this page and check back throughout the Finals for more coverage.
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Contact Nick Adams — 217-620-5189 or radams@pasco.k12.fl.us Bookmark our wrestling homepage for the best coverage in the state »
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The Women's March website should be bookmarked, stat.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bookmark'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of bookmark
1985
BOOKMARK Defined for English Language Learners
bookmark
playDefinition of bookmark for English Language Learners
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: something (such as a piece of paper) that is put in a book to show the place where you stopped reading
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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
bookmark
Definition of bookmark for English Language Learners
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computers : to create a computer bookmark for (something, such as an Internet site)
BOOKMARK Defined for Kids
bookmark
playDefinition of bookmark for Students
1 : something placed in a book to show the page the reader wants to return to
2 : something on a computer screen that serves as a shortcut (as to a Web site)
Learn More about bookmark
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