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Mosaic

Mosaic

8.2
An early free web browser that helped many people use the World Wide Web
  • noun
  • /moʊˈzeɪɪk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : Mosaic
  • In the early days of the web, Mosaic played a crucial role in helping people discover online content.
  • mosaic glass

And he said, you haven't heard of, of Mosaic because that, that was this free software you could get that would surf the Web.

Examples

  • And then Microsoft bought the browser, which was the original NTSA Mosaic code, and that became Internet Explorer.

  • And he said, you haven't heard of, of Mosaic because that, that was this free software you could get that would surf the Web.

  • Mosaic and ceramic artist Sara Baldwin is pairing up with Marble Systems, Inc. to design a new collection of tiles inspired by Istanbul and Afyon.

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  • The Mosaic browser was the first one that allowed users to view images alongside text on the World Wide Web.

  • Many people learned to surf the Internet using Mosaic, which made browsing much more accessible in the 1990s.

Compounds

Mosaic law
  • Formal
1 9.8

Religious rules God gave to the Israelites through Moses in the first five books of the Bible

A bright pattern of many different parts like tiles or cultures

arial mosaic
  • Specialized
8.8

A large image that shows a wide area by joining many photos taken from the air

mosaic gold
  • Specialized
9.9

A bright yellow powder used to make art and frames look like gold

mosaic culture
  • Canadian
6.5

A society where different cultural groups keep their own traditions

potato mosaic
  • Specialized
7.0

A disease caused by a virus that makes potato leaves show pale and dark patches

tobacco mosaic
  • Specialized
7.1

A disease caused by a virus that makes plant leaves show yellow patches, often in tobacco plants

tobacco mosaic virus
  • Specialized
4.7

A virus that infects tobacco and other plants, making leaves show light and dark patches

Surface Forms

Mosaic singular
Mosaics plural

Etymology

Mosaic was named after the common word mosaic, which means 'a picture made of many small pieces', because the program put text, images and sound together on web pages, and that joining of parts is why it helped people see the web in a new way.