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browser

browser

174 2.2
A computer program that lets you open and view websites
  • noun
  • /ˈbraʊzər/
  • Texting
translation icon : navegador
  • What do you know about this new browser from Knox Technologies?
  • web browser
  • graphical browser
  • Internet browser

Now this works great for that one browser, or maybe even that whole computer.

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Examples

  • Software commercial online services provide software, including a web browser to navigate the Internet.

    Academic text (1995)
  • You could just hit view source in your browser and see it.

  • Next time you do this, clear your browser history.

  • It's kind of taking control of your browser, making the Flash full screen.

  • You can use it as a browser extension or just an app.

  • Okay, let me open up a browser.

  • Next I have Chrome, Google Chrome which is my favorite browser, always use that.

  • I've now switched to the Opera browser and did so much better.

  • You mean to tell me in a world of cell phones and Internet browsers--

  • To access the website, open your browser and enter the URL.

Synonyms

web browser
vsbrowser
  • Specialized
19 2.4

A program that finds and shows web pages on the internet

is the general term for software that accesses and displays websites on the internet

Compounds

web browser
  • Specialized
19 2.4

A program that finds and shows web pages on the internet

How Complex

Firefox
  • Texting
38 3.4
browser
  • Texting
174 2.2
lightweight
  • Specialized
5 3.9

Surface Forms

browser singular
browsers plural

Morphology

browser = browse (semi-transparent) = browse + er

Derived from 'browse' + '-er' but specialized metaphorically to denote a software program that performs browsing.

Etymology

Browser for the internet takes the same verb browse, meaning 'to look around', and uses it for a program that lets you explore websites like someone browsing in a shop.