refresh button

Browser's restart control

A refresh button reloads or updates the current content.

In web browsers, the refresh button retrieves the latest version of a page: I hit the refresh button and the error disappeared.

The term extends to any control that updates a display or restarts a process.

Figuratively, something that serves as a refresh button provides a fresh start or renewed perspective.

Related

page reload · update · sync · loading · loading screen · spinner · circular · arrow · spinning wheel · page · reset · restore · renew · loop · internet · website · tab · chrome

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Opposites
browser navigation direction

refresh buttonback button

Webpage reversal control

forward button · home button · close button

data state action

refresh buttoncache

Concealed storage spot

offline mode · save state · preserve · freeze · save button

page loading control

refresh buttonstop button

Control that halts operation

cancel button · abort · pause button · halt · pause

Family

refresh, button, fresh, freshen, freshly, freshness, freshened, freshening, refreshed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G