breadcrumb /ˈbɹɛdˌkɹʌm/noun 4verb 3forms 3phrases 1 noun[in the plural]4 •A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. •A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid.Breadcrumbs usually look something like this: "Home > About Us > Staff" and are positioned near the top navigation. […] The words in the breadcrumbs are links to pages at higher levels of the website. — 2010 •A fragment of data that serves to log the actions taken by a program, used in debugging.If you believe the system can merrily proceed despite an assertion failure, code the exception handler to log the error, leaving debugging breadcrumbs behind, and return. — 2004 •(figurative) One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. verb3 •To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.All this breadcrumbing finished, you can put the meat on a grid over a baking dish and leave it until you are ready to cook it. — 2009 •To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction.The process of breadcrumbing is the means by which a game writer can lead the player forward with a trail of clues, or the level designers can lead the player via more physical symbols. — 2007 •To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface).One navigational technique—breadcrumbing—is like having a “You Are Here” store directory in each aisle. — 2003 formsbreadcrumbed · breadcrumbing · breadcrumbs Phrases with breadcrumb breadcrumb upTo coat (something) in breadcrumbs.
