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mystery meat navigation

mystery meat navigation noun: a system of navigation on a website in which the user cannot immediately determine the target of any hyperlink but has to interact with it in some way (such as hovering with the mouse).

Noun

mystery meat navigation (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, informal) A system of navigation on a website in which the user cannot immediately determine the target of any hyperlink but has to interact with it in some way (such as hovering with the mouse).

Origin of mystery meat navigation

Reportedly coined in 1998 by Web designer Vincent Flanders.

Questions about mystery meat navigation

What does mystery meat navigation mean?
Mystery meat navigation means a system of navigation on a website in which the user cannot immediately determine the target of any hyperlink but has to interact with it in some way (such as hovering with the mouse).
What part of speech is mystery meat navigation?
Mystery meat navigation is a noun.

Words near mystery meat navigation in the dictionary

  1. mystery cult
  2. mystery cults
  3. mystery guest
  4. mystery guests
  5. mystery meat
  6. mystery meat navigation
  7. mystery meats
  8. mystery play
  9. mystery plays
  10. mystery room
  11. mystery rooms

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