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"breadcrumb"

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com

Definition:

In Web design a breadcrumb or breadcrumb trail is the part of the navigation that shows you where you are, similar to the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". Breadcrumb trails are often found near the top of Web pages and define both the current location within the site hierarchy as well as primary pages above the current page.

Also Known As: breadcrumb trail
depth path

Alternate Spellings: bread crumb

Examples: At the top of the page it says: "About > Computing & Technology > Web Design / HTML" That is a breadcrumb trail for this page.

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