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back button






back button   
noun

Definition of back button

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




Recent Examples on the Web


//On the right side is a back button and a home button, used for navigating and interacting with the watch, and a speaker grille is on the left side of the round housing.
— Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, "Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active2 proves the second time's a charm," 27 Sep. 2019
//Now, with Android 10, that back button has been replaced with a side-swipe gesture, which is sometimes confusing.
— Wired, "Android 10 Has Arrived. Here’s What to Expect," 3 Sep. 2019
//So developers can disable back next to those areas to ensure the back button isn’t accidentally triggered.
— Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Android Q’s back gesture controversy, explained," 8 Aug. 2019
//But to do that, Google had to rethink Android’s traditional back button.
— Chris Welch, The Verge, "Google will make another big improvement to Android Q’s gesture navigation before release," 3 July 2019
//In February, leaked software code predicted the demise of the back button on the latest version of Google's Android smartphone.
— Vanessa Chang, WIRED, "How Phone Taps and Swipes Train Us to Be Better Consumers," 10 July 2019
//Finish it off with a casual jacket and a laid-back button up.
— Nicola Fumo, Town & Country, "What to Pack for an Irish Getaway," 4 Mar. 2019
//The back button is replaced with swipes up from the left and right bottom corners of the screen.
— Vlad Savov, The Verge, "OnePlus 6T review: revised formula, same results," 29 Oct. 2018
//There’ll be a back button, but only when an app can actually use it.
— Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, "The 5 most important Android P updates," 9 May 2018


First Known Use of back button

1993, in the meaning defined above



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