breadcrumb
A trail of hyperlinks, displayed as a guide to make navigating easier.
Meanings
Noun
- A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
- A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a web page or similar, used as a navigation aid.
- One in a series of clues leading to a person or place.
Verb
- To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.
- To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface).
- To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction.
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Origin
- From bread + crumb. Computing sense: a reference to the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, where Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs to find the way back home when venturing into the woods.
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