browser
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.brows·er
noun \ˈbrau̇-zər\Definition of BROWSER
1
: one that browses
2
: a computer program used for accessing sites or information on a network (as the World Wide Web)
See Examples of BROWSER
- There were a few browsers in the bookstore.
First Known Use of BROWSER
1845
browser
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used “point-and-click” graphical manipulations. Such Web browsers interpret the HTML tags in downloaded documents and format the displayed data according to a set of standard style rules. Netscape Navigator became the dominant Web browser soon after its release in 1994; Microsoft's Internet Explorer was introduced a year later and has become widespread.
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