Bookmarklike

Bookmarklike is an adjective describing a marker that designates a position within a larger sequence, such as a document, data stream, or media file, and that can be used to return to that position later. A bookmarklike marker may be explicit, such as a named anchor, or implicit, such as an index, timestamp, or line number.

In software, bookmarklike markers support navigation, state restoration, and resumability. Web browsers use bookmarks to store URLs, while other features such as reading lists or tab-pinning provide bookmarklike functionality that preserves user intent across sessions. In text editors and integrated development environments, bookmarks can be placed on specific lines or symbols to jump back quickly. In multimedia players, chapter markers or timestamps act as bookmarklike references to scenes or moments.

In data processing and streaming, bookmarklike markers indicate checkpoints or positions to resume processing after interruptions. They are also used in collaborative tools to mark important references in documents or code reviews. When designing bookmarklike systems, developers consider persistence, portability across platforms, granularity of the marker, privacy implications, and the user interface for creating and selecting markers.

See also: bookmark, anchor, marker, annotation.