Just pitching in on the last two: there’s an abbreviated register of speech in English called ‘note-taking register’ that has crept its way into a lot of parts of speech and writing, including website navigation. Dropping the definite article (or most articles in general) is a core part of that register.
Note taking = abbreviated English register. Has crept into parts of speech, writing inc. website nav. Dropping definite article core part of register.
I suspect dropping the definite article in ‘refresh page’ is not related to definiteness, it’s a linguistic tendency towards abbreviation. Funnily enough, it’s a trait shared by the stereotypical ‘robot voice’, as well as ‘baby voice’ and some others.
Just pitching in on the last two: there’s an abbreviated register of speech in English called ‘note-taking register’ that has crept its way into a lot of parts of speech and writing, including website navigation. Dropping the definite article (or most articles in general) is a core part of that register.
I suspect dropping the definite article in ‘refresh page’ is not related to definiteness, it’s a linguistic tendency towards abbreviation. Funnily enough, it’s a trait shared by the stereotypical ‘robot voice’, as well as ‘baby voice’ and some others.