back button

noun

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

Examples of back button in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The icons, from the far left, take you to the app drawer, search, recently opened apps, and the home screen, and there's also a back button. —

David Nield, WIRED, 4 July 2024 The goal is simple: Quickly press the LED light-up buttons before pressing the back button for the next round. —

Katrina Cossey, Parents, 6 Mar. 2024 There's also a back button that goes to some completely unknown primary page. —

Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023 This thing is a beast with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor, 7-inch touchscreen display, 16GB of memory paired with up to 2TB of on-board storage (expandable with microSD card), four action buttons, two analog sticks, four trigger buttons, two back buttons and more. —

Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for back button

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Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of back button was in 1993

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“Back button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20button. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

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