browser
noun
brows·er
ˈbrau̇-zər 
1
: one that browses
2
: a computer program used for accessing sites or information on a network (such as the Internet)
Examples of browser in a Sentence
There were a few browsers in the bookstore.
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Your browser does not support the video tag.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Anthropic’s researchers say Mythos Preview was able to detect thousands of high- and critical-severity bugs and software defects, with vulnerabilities identified in most major operating systems and web browsers.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
AdGuard takes a broader approach than standard browser extensions, even working on YouTube and free streaming apps.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
When the end user clicked through browser warnings, the servers captured all traffic passing through them.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Anthropic’s researchers say Mythos Preview was able to detect thousands of high- and critical-severity bugs and software defects, with vulnerabilities identified in most major operating systems and web browsers.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
AdGuard takes a broader approach than standard browser extensions, even working on YouTube and free streaming apps.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
When the end user clicked through browser warnings, the servers captured all traffic passing through them.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Browser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/browser. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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