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Reverse Search
Reverse Search allows you to search within the full text of dictionary entries for words, word parts, and phrases.
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or the word "orange."
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or "apples" or "orange" or "oranges."
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" and the word "orange."
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Example: Searching for "a variety of apple" identifies all entries that contain that phrase. Searching for "app" identifies all entries that contain the letters "app," such as occurrences of "apple," "application," and "apply."
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| account |
an arrangement that allows one to gain access to a computer, a computer application, or website when one enters a username and password that one has established. [1/16 definitions] |
| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| breadcrumb |
(informal) a series of connected pieces of information, esp. text links indicating a page's position in a particular website. [1/2 definitions] |
| cookie |
a small data file stored by a website on a user's browser, enabling the website to remember the user's log in, settings, and other activity on the website. [1/4 definitions] |
| Facebook |
the website developed by this corporation. [1/2 definitions] |
| follow |
to subscribe to a news feed on a website. [1/15 definitions] |
| like2 |
to show approval of content on a social media website by clicking a button. [1/8 definitions] |
| navigation |
in computing, the act of successfully finding one's way around a website. [1/4 definitions] |
| platform |
an application or website that functions as a base from which users can access a service. [1/6 definitions] |
| portal |
a website that serves as an entry point to the Web or a segment of the Web by offering a range of resources which may include a search engine, topic directories, discussion forums, email, and other services. [1/3 definitions] |
| post1 |
an electronic message that has been shared on a website. [2/6 definitions] |
| site |
shortened form of "website," a location on the World Wide Web that includes a home page and related, linked web pages. [1/4 definitions] |
| tweet |
a message of up to 140 characters in length shared on the Twitter social media website, which was renamed "X" in 2023. [2/5 definitions] |
| unfriend |
to remove (a person) from a designated list of friends on a social media website. |
| user-generated |
of or relating to content on a website that is freely contributed by people who use the site. |
| web page |
a document belonging to a website on the World Wide Web. |
| wiki |
a website or program that allows its users to edit its content and structure. |
| wireframe |
a visual representation of the structural framework of a website that is often used in website development. [1/2 definitions] |
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