ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bookmark

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbʊkmɑːk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bookmark is a noun meaning A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

Meaning

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

More Meanings

  1. (computing) A record of the address of a file or Internet page, serving as a shortcut to it.
  2. (databases) A pointer found in a nonclustered index to a row in a clustered index or a table heap
  3. (computing, transitive) To create a bookmark.

Example Sentences

He placed a bookmark on page 234, which had an interesting footnote from the author.

Word Forms

Synonyms for bookmark

Depending on context, synonyms include bookmarker, favourites.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bookmarker, marking, caller, dialing, dialer, maker.

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