Meaning of the word breadcrumbs in English

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breadcrumbs

US /ˈbred.krʌmz/

UK /ˈbredkrʌmz/

small pieces of dried bread, especially for coating food before cooking or as an ingredient in stuffings or puddings

Example:

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Roll the chicken in the breadcrumbs before frying.

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The meatballs were made with a mixture of ground meat and breadcrumbs.

Synonym:

crumbs rusks

a trail of data that allows a user to keep track of their location in a program or document

Example:

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The website uses breadcrumbs to show your current location in the site hierarchy.

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Following the breadcrumbs, I navigated back to the main category page.

Synonym:

navigation trail pathway