As a physical journey, navigation is carried out by water or air.
Navigation , from the Latin navigatio , is the action , science and art of navigation. This verb refers to traveling on a boat or taking a trip by air, although it can also refer to movement through a computer network.
For example: "After three hours of navigation, we arrived at San Javier Island and found a tropical paradise of unparalleled beauty" , "Air navigation in this area is very complicated, since storms are frequent" , "On this computer, browsing is too slow: I recommend installing more memory or changing the processor."
Maritime navigation
Maritime navigation is the process that begins with the departure of a vessel and concludes with its arrival at the port of arrival. This trip requires technical knowledge to guide the ship and overcome inclement weather.
This type of navigation can be carried out with sailing, rowing, motorized boats, etc. If aquatic navigation takes place in inland waterways (such as a river or lake), it is called inland navigation .
Air displacement
In a similar sense, air navigation encompasses the practices, techniques and procedures that allow an aircraft to be guided to its destination. As in maritime navigation, the pilot must have the necessary knowledge to ensure the integrity of the crew and passengers.
Both maritime and air navigation, as well as movement on land, are triggers of a disorder known as motion sickness , which usually causes loss of balance, nausea and vomiting, due to the repeated variation of angular and linear acceleration. .
Online browsing is done when moving from one website to another.
Virtual navigation
In computing, more specifically on the Internet , navigation is virtual , since it does not involve physical movement. When browsing, the user moves from one web page to another, which is a kind of journey. The software that enables this process is known as a browser .
Since its birth, the Internet has become a fundamental tool for all types of audiences, since it satisfies a large number of needs, ranging from simple entertainment to education, including one of its strongest points: communication . Currently, browsing the Internet is possible through various devices, such as mobile phones, tablet PCs, portable consoles and even televisions, without forgetting the classic desktop computer.
The importance of the interface
For a user to be able to navigate in this virtual space, it is necessary that there be an interface that offers a series of options, either in the form of buttons, drop-down menus or, more recently, through gestures made with the fingers on the screen. It is a whole language that relates us to the content, so that we can search for it and manipulate it to our liking, as if we were consulting books in a library.
Although in the early 90s web browsing was of interest to technology lovers and a few curious people who were seduced by the possibility of communicating with people from all over the world, today it is a normal activity for people from all over the world. any age, and increasingly younger children enter this virtual ocean to navigate its growing flow of zeros and ones.
On the other hand, the concept of navigation in the field of computing is not limited to the Internet, since it refers to the interaction of a user with a program, be it a tool or a video game, which results in its movement through its different sections . The term navigate is used, for example, to talk about moving through the various options and screens of a menu, or through all the parts of a graphical interface.