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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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