bookmark

ˈbʊkmɑːrk

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Definition of bookmark - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

readingplace a marker in a book or document

She bookmarked her favorite chapter.

flag

mark

technologysave a website's address for quick access

I will bookmark this page for later.

record

save

store

Noun

readingstrip of material marking a book page

She used a ribbon as a bookmark.

placeholder

web browserrecord of a website's URL for quick access

He added the site to his bookmarks for easy reference..

favorite

shortcut

computing

TECH.

pointer in a database index

TECH.

The database uses bookmarks for indexing.

index

marker

pointer

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Images of bookmark

strip of material marking a book page
record of a website's URL for quick access

Origin of bookmark

Old English, boc (book) + mearc (mark)

Terms with bookmark included in their meaning

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favourite

bookmark

save a webpage for quick access

save for later

internet

bookmark a webpage to revisit

favourite

internet

bookmark in a web browser

dog-ear

books

corner of a page used as a bookmark

dog-ear

internet

bookmark a website for easy access later

bookmarklet

technology

small JavaScript code stored as a bookmark URL

Examples of bookmark in a sentence

I need to bookmark this page before closing.
She decided to bookmark the recipe site for future meals.
You should bookmark the conference schedule for easy reference.
I lost my bookmark somewhere in the library.
The bookstore gave me a free bookmark with my purchase.
She saved the recipe in her bookmarks.

My bookmarks are full of interesting articles.
Bookmarks help in quickly accessing database records.
The system automatically updates the bookmark for efficiency.

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French:marquer, marque-page, ...
German:markieren, Lesezeichen, ...
Italian:segnare, segnalibro, ...
Spanish:marcar, separador, ...
Portuguese:marcar, marcador de livro, ...
Chinese:做书签, 书签, ...
Japanese:しおりを挟む, しおり, ...
Arabic:عَلَّمَ, فاصل كتاب, ...
Hebrew:לְסַמֵּן, סִימַנְיָה, ...
Russian:поставить закладку, закладка, ...
Ukrainian:поставити закладку, закладка, ...
Hindi:बुकमार्क करना, बुकमार्क, ...
Bengali:বুকমার্ক করা, বুকমার্ক, ...
Catalan:marcar, marcapàgines, ...
Czech:založit, záložka, ...
Danish:sætte bogmærke ved, sideindikator, ...
Dutch:markeren, bladwijzer, ...
Greek:βάζω σελιδοδείκτη, σελιδοδείκτης, ...
Hungarian:bejelölni, könyvjelző, ...
Khmer:ដាក់សញ្ញាសម្គាល់ទំព័រ, សញ្ញាសម្គាល់ទំព័រ, ...
Korean:책갈피를 꽂다, 책갈피, ...
Persian:نشانه‌گذاری کردن, نشانک, ...
Polish:zaznaczyć, zakładka, ...
Portuguese (BR):marcar, marcador de página, ...
Romanian:a pune un semn, semn de carte, ...
Swedish:bokmärka, bokmärke, ...
Thai:คั่นหน้า, ที่คั่นหนังสือ, ...
Turkish:işaretlemek, ayraç, ...
Vietnamese:đánh dấu, dấu trang, ...

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