Spanish word

navegación

Pronunciation

IPA/naβeɣaˈθjon/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbrowsing

Example

La navegación por la web me llevó a muchos artículos.

Browsing the web led me to many articles.

Illustration for navegación (browsing)

More examples

Una buena experiencia de navegación facilita encontrar información.

A good browsing experience makes it easier to find information.

Core concept

Movement through a website or app to reach information and functions.

Common phrases

  • experiencia de navegación

    browsing experience

  • problemas de navegación

    browsing problems

Similar words

búsqueda: Conducting a targeted search to obtain needed information.
acceso: Accessing a site or feature so its content and tools can be used.
consulta: Consulting records or sources to obtain and confirm information.
historial: History of pages and interactions viewed or performed earlier.

Definition in Spanish

Recorrido o exploración de contenidos en una web o interfaz para acceder a información o funciones.

Word origin

From Latin navigare 'to sail', via medieval navigatio 'a voyage', later extended in Spanish to describe moving through web or interface content.

Usage tips

  • La navegación (the activity) contrasts with el navegador (the browser program), and speakers use buscar or búsqueda for targeted searches rather than navegación.

Other meanings

  • navigationnoun

Related words

  • navegadorbrowsernoun
  • navegablebrowsableadjective

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