"information scent" meaning in English

See information scent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: information scents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} information scent (usually uncountable, plural information scents)
  1. The cues by which users determine how to navigate through a website or other user interface in order to find the information they need. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-information_scent-en-noun-zJInVBe- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        ],
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