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To fast-forward is to move forwards through a recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually be played, for example two times or two point five times. The recordings are usually audio, video or computer data. It is colloquially known as 'f-forwarding'. On media control symbols, such as player buttons and interfaces, the function is commonly represented by two solid arrows pointing right and these typical icons were correctly recognised by 75% of a sample of European consumers.[1] This symbol is represented in Unicode as U+23E9 ⏩ BLACK RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE.
- ^ "Study of VCR tape deck icon recognition", Contemporary Ergonomics, 1995, pp. 552–555, ISBN 9780748403288