Definition of 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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