出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2009/11/14 04:06 UTC 版)
Computing sense: a reference to the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, where Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs to find the way back home when venturing into the woods.
breadcrumbs
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/21 08:07 UTC 版)
Breadcrumbs or bread crumbs (regional variants: breading, crispies) are small particles of dry bread, which are used for breading or crumbing foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar foods. They are documented in cookbooks as early as 1716. They are not to be confused with simple cubed, dried bread or croutons, because breadcrumbs are much smaller in size, akin to the size of common ants.