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navigation

[ nav-i-gey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of navigating.
  2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.
  3. Computers.
    1. the act or process of moving from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part, especially by using links or menus.
    2. the design and placement of user interface elements like links and menus that allow a user to move from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part.


navigation

/ ˌæɪˈɡɪʃə /

noun

  1. the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it
  2. the act or practice of navigating

    dredging made navigation of the river possible

  3. rare.
    ship traffic; shipping
  4. dialect.
    an inland waterway; canal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Բ···پDz· adjective
  • ·Բ···پDz noun
  • ԴDz·Բ···پDz noun
  • ·Բ···پDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of navigation1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin 屹پō- (stem of 屹پō ) “a voyage”; navigate, -ion
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Enaire, Spain's air navigation organisation, confirmed that a back-up generator had meant air traffic management operations were continuing to run from its five control centres.

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Despite the car having a new number plate and a lower mileage, Mr Valentine's suspicions were confirmed when he later discovered his and his parents addresses in the history of the built-in navigation system.

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It's a loss that affects all of us but has intense implications for Indigenous people, for whom access to dark night skies is a vital factor in preserving traditions around navigation and calendaring.

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Daniel Thwaites, a navigation committee member on the Broads Authority, said that many boats in poor condition would "likely not have paid toll fees for years".

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That budget grew dramatically following the passage of Measure H, a 2017 county sales tax that generated hundreds of millions of dollars each year for homeless outreach, housing navigation and other social services.

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