breadcrumb

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
2. noun A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid.
3. noun A fragment of data that serves to log the actions taken by a program, used in debugging.
4. noun One in a series of clues leading to a person or place.
5. verb To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.
6. verb To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface).
7. verb To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction.

Similar words

lead bread crumb crumb bread flake breadcrust butt particle crouton cakecrumb bread

Often followed by

mixture trail navigation trails links and coating topping path

Word family

bread crumb bread crumbs breadcrumbs trail of bread crumbs trails of bread crumbs