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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Saving Desert Tortoises from Extinction To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized new covid boosters. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023

Initially identified early this week as a zero-day vulnerability in Google’s Chrome browser, the libwebp bug impacts browsers built using Chromium, which means Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, and more. —WIRED, 16 Sep. 2023

Cons Bing Chat requires the Microsoft Edge browser and a Microsoft account to access its full features and benefits. —Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023

Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. —Variety, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023

The ID cards can be screenshot on a mobile device, printed onto a sheet of paper, or accessed through a web browser on a device and presented at an admission gate. —William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2023

And to view this newsletter in your browser, click here. —Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023

To view this newsletter in your browser, click here. —Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023

Video From The New Yorker To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Rattle was, for Vogt, a lifelong musical friend. —Max Norman, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

browser

noun

brow·​ser

ˈbraü-zər

1

: one that browses

2

: a computer program providing access to information on a network and especially to websites