browser

[brou-zer]

noun

1. a person or thing that browses.

2. Digital Technology.,  a software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, especially such a program for use on the internet.

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browser

/ ˈbraʊzə /

noun

1. a person or animal that browses

2. computing a software package that enables a user to find and read hypertext files, esp on the Internet

browser

1. A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks. Entering a website's URL in the address window of a browser will bring up that website in the browser's main window.

browser

1. See Web browser.

Other Word Forms

• nonbrowser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of browser¹

browse ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. ); browser def. 1 was first recorded in 1680–90, and browser def. 2 in 1980–85

Example Sentences

The Justice Department, which brought the case against Google in 2020, had proposed forcing the sale of its Chrome browser, among other potential changes.

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Neo is a glimpse of the dawn of physical AI in our homes—a future where machines don’t just think in a web browser or chatbot, but move through your most private spaces.

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The results of Google’s antitrust ruling in September did not require Google to divest its Chrome browser, removing an overhang on the stock.

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A few minutes into using ChatGPT Atlas, the new internet browser from OpenAI, I ran into quite a big road block.

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AI browsers save you time, especially if you already use a chatbot.

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