Definition of a bread crumb

bread crumb    

noun

• in the user interface of a software product (including websites,) something that displays the locations that the user has recently viewed or visited.

  I think I saw that three screens back, but I can't remember how to get there. I really wish this program had bread crumbs.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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