"F5" meaning in English

See F5 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: F5s [present, singular, third-person], F5ing [participle, present], F5ed [participle, past], F5ed [past]
Etymology: After F5 (standing for Function 5), a hotkey used to refresh a webpage in many web browsers. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Function 5}} Function 5 Head templates: {{en-verb}} F5 (third-person singular simple present F5s, present participle F5ing, simple past and past participle F5ed)
  1. (Internet slang) To refresh a webpage, especially if done continuously when waiting for an update. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-F5-en-verb-89T6eEYH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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