go-back button

noun

UK /ˈɡəʊ bæk ˈbʌtən/

US /ˈɡoʊ bæk ˈbʌtən/

A button you press to go back to the page you were on before.

I clicked the go-back button to return to the home page.

SYNONYMS

back button return button previous button back arrow

RELATED WORDS

browser navigation web page toolbar history

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A control in an app that returns you to the previous screen.

Tap the go-back button to leave the settings menu.

3. A physical button on a device that reverses the last action.

Press the go-back button on the remote to return to the channel list.

4. A keyboard shortcut or icon that undoes your last navigation step.

The go-back button in the file manager took me to the parent folder.