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Explorer

Explorer

54 3.8
A web browser Microsoft made that people used on Windows computers from 1995 to 2022
  • proper noun
  • /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/
translation icon : Internet Explorer
  • Real-time data can then be displayed on Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or other browsers.
  • Internet Explorer
  • Explorer browser
  • Microsoft Explorer

And there was Internet Explorer for, for Microsoft.

Examples

  • They're releasing updates for Edge, Internet Explorer, Windows itself.

  • And as you can see, Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

  • Well, about how fast I have my Internet Explorer running out right now.

  • And there was Internet Explorer for, for Microsoft.

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  • They have ads about how Internet Explorer is not that bad anymore.

  • It opens up faster than Firefox, faster than Internet Explorer, faster than Flock, faster than Opera.

  • Many users prefer Internet Explorer for its simplicity and ease of use.

  • He often uses Internet Explorer to access his online banking.

  • Over the years, Internet Explorer has undergone numerous updates to improve security.

Synonyms

Internet Explorer
vsExplorer
  • Texting
19 2.7

A web browser made by Microsoft for Windows computers

is the shorter or alternative label rather than that full official name
IE
vsExplorer
18 4.8

A web browser from Microsoft

is the full or official name rather than the short abbreviation

Compounds

Internet Explorer
  • Texting
19 2.7

A web browser made by Microsoft for Windows computers

Surface Forms

Explorer main

Morphology

Explorer = explore (transparent) = explore + er

Formed from the verb 'explore' + '-er', meaning 'one who explores'; the product name straightforwardly uses this noun sense.

Etymology

Explorer comes from the verb explore, which means 'to search' or 'look around'. Microsoft named its browser Explorer because it helps you 'look around' and find things on the web, so the name fits what the program does.