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 World Wide Web)
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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Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Opera has used the Neon name before for a concept browser back in 2017.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
It’s located right off Exit 91 on I-64, and due to its easy access to I-81, the event attracts browsers and vendors from up and down the East Coast.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2012, Netflix and several other members of the consortium proposed a standard to protect streaming video from piracy by letting browsers play video while blocking access to the underlying files.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Opera has used the Neon name before for a concept browser back in 2017.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
It’s located right off Exit 91 on I-64, and due to its easy access to I-81, the event attracts browsers and vendors from up and down the East Coast.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2012, Netflix and several other members of the consortium proposed a standard to protect streaming video from piracy by letting browsers play video while blocking access to the underlying files.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for browser
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“Browser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/browser. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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