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<p>In the context of the <a href="/facts/World_Wide_Web/wvnTrWFq">World Wide Web</a>, a bookmark is a <a href="/facts/Uniform_Resource_Identifier/UjyqxTpA">Uniform Resource Identifier</a> (URI) that is stored for later retrieval in any of various storage formats. All modern <a href="/facts/Web_browsers/2pfyymLs">web browsers</a> include <a href="/facts/Comparison_of_web_browsers/crY3d7co">bookmark features</a>. Bookmarks are called favorites or Internet shortcuts in <a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer/uL8a4Y5l">Internet Explorer</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Edge/BGoJEFX9">Microsoft Edge</a>, and by virtue of that browser's large <a href="/facts/Market_share/kvXSlhlB">market share</a>, these terms have been synonymous with <i>bookmark</i> since the <a href="/facts/First_Browser_War/TtQwvGlw">First Browser War</a>. Bookmarks are normally accessed through a menu in the user's web browser, and <a href="/facts/Directory_(file_systems)/VLtLcEXY">folders</a> are commonly used for organization. In addition to bookmarking methods within most browsers, many external applications offer <a href="/facts/Bookmark_management/oP3UPdUQ">bookmarks management</a>. </p><p>Bookmarks have been incorporated in browsers since the <a href="/facts/ViolaWWW/D9KBrRAJ">ViolaWWW</a> browser in 1992, and <a href="/facts/Mosaic_(web_browser)/qrA52r1E">Mosaic</a> browser in 1993. Bookmark lists were called <i>Hotlists</i> in Mosaic and in previous versions of <a href="/facts/Opera_(web_browser)/2NYCcTj1">Opera</a>; this term has faded from common use. <a href="/facts/Cello_(web_browser)/TvgeC06F">Cello</a>, another early browser, also had bookmarking features. </p><p>With the advent of <a href="/facts/Social_bookmarking/bnTGMkwb">social bookmarking</a>, shared bookmarks have become a means for users sharing similar interests to pool web resources, or to store their bookmarks in such a way that they are not tied to one specific computer or browser. Web-based bookmarking services let users save bookmarks on a remote web server, accessible from anywhere. </p><p>Newer browsers have expanded the "bookmark" feature to include variations on the concept of saving links. <a href="/facts/Firefox_version_history/NDTN6qpu">Mozilla Firefox</a> introduced live bookmarks in 2004, which resemble standard bookmarks but contain a list of links to recent articles supplied by a news site or <a href="/facts/Weblog/bb6awu2X">weblog</a>, which is regularly updated via <a href="/facts/RSS_(file_format)/WBAWrkdj">RSS</a> feeds; however, Mozilla removed this feature in 2018. "<a href="/facts/Bookmarklet/1aW7jF5b">Bookmarklets</a>" are <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> programs stored as bookmarks that can be clicked to perform a function. </p>