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BOOKMARK

In the context of the World Wide Web, a bookmark is a

Uniform Resource Identifier that is stored for later retrieval

in any of various storage formats. All modern web browsers include

bookmark features.

A bookmark saves or marks a specific Web page - not just the site's

homepage.

Most Web browsers provide a bookmarking feature. A Web bookmark is

created by opening the desired Web page and accessing the browser's

bookmark menu. Browsers usually provide folder options for related

bookmarks. For example, frequently visited sites about stocks, mutual

funds and financial advice may be placed in a bookmark menu subfolder

for easy reference.

In addition, you can save your collection of bookmarks to 3rd party

websites so you can access them from anywhere on the Web. They can

then be shared, which in turn, provides a popularity rating.

Using a World Wide Web browser, a bookmark is a saved link to a

Web page that has been added to a list of saved links. When you are looking

at a particular Web site or home page and want to be able to quickly get

back to it later, you can create a bookmark for it. You can think of your

browser as a book full of (millions of ) Web pages and a few well-placed

bookmarks that you have chosen. The list that contains your bookmarks is

the "bookmark list" (and sometimes it's called a "hotlist.")Netscape and some
other browsers use the bookmark idea. Microsoft's Internet Explorer uses the

term "favorite."