Definition
Short for navigation, referring to the process of planning and following a route. Often used in digital contexts like website navigation or GPS systems.
Etymology
Abbreviated from 'navigation,' which comes from Latin 'navigare' meaning 'to sail.' Originally maritime, the term expanded to include any form of route-finding and direction-following.
Kelly Says
In web design, 'nav' became so universally understood that HTML5 created a specific <nav> element for website navigation menus. This tiny abbreviation represents humanity's journey from navigating by stars to navigating by satellites and now through digital interfaces.
Translations
BNবাংলা
নেভিগেশন
nebigeśan
CACatalà
navegació
naviɡaˈsjo
CSČeština
navigace
navɪɡatsɛ
DADansk
navigation
naviˈɡaːtsjon
DEDeutsch
Steuerung
ʃtɔʏəʁʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
πλοήγηση
plōḯgēsē
ESEspañol
navegación
nabehaˈθjon
FISuomi
navigointi
navigoinˈti
FRFrançais
navigation
naviɡasjɔ̃
HUMagyar
navigáció
navigaːt͡sioː
IDBahasa Indonesia
navigasi
navigasi
IGIG
navigeshọn
navigeshọn
ITItaliano
navigazione
navigaˈtsiːone
KKKK
навигация
navigatsiya
MRMR
नेव्हिगेशन
nēvhigēṣan
MSBahasa Melayu
navigasi
navigasi
MYမြန်မာ
ခရီးမှန်မြေ
khay mee hman myay
NLNederlands
navigatie
navigaˈtsi
NONorsk
navigasjon
naviˈɡɑsjon
PAPA
ਨੈਵੀਗੇਸ਼ਨ
naivīgēśan
PLPolski
nawigacja
naviˈɡatsja
PTPortuguês
navegação
naviɡɐˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
navigație
naviˈɡatsie
RUРусский
навигация
navɪˈɡatsɪjə
SVSvenska
navigering
naviˈɡeːrɪŋ
SWKiswahili
navigesheni
navigesheni
TAதமிழ்
பயணவழிகாட்டி
payanavazhikatti
TEతెలుగు
నావిగేషన్
nāvigēṣan
TLTL
nabigasyon
nabigasyon
TRTürkçe
navigasyon
naviɡɑsjon
UKУкраїнська
навігація
naviˈɦatsiɪ
URاردو
نویگیشن
navīgaishan
VITiếng Việt
định vị
ðinh vi