Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

f5

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: f5
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refresh a webpage, especially if done continuously when waiting for an update.

Etymology

After F5 (standing for Function 5), a hotkey used to refresh a webpage in many web browsers.

Inflected Forms

F5s (present, singular) F5ing (participle, present) F5ed (participle, past) F5ed (past)

Questions

What does f5 mean?: To refresh a webpage, especially if done continuously when waiting for an update.
Where does f5 come from?: After F5 (standing for Function 5), a hotkey used to refresh a webpage in many web browsers.

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