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

For example, tech titans must offer users the possibility to choose between different web browsers and search engines, via so-called "choice screens".

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Google reportedly started building an AI agent that could navigate a web browser under the name “Project Jarvis,” although it was then reported that the company renamed it “Project Mariner.”

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But these nefarious prompts can also be hiding out on the internet as AI agents built into browsers encounter online data of dubious quality or origin, and potentially booby-trapped with hidden commands from hackers.

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The company recently launched a new video app called Sora and a web browser named Atlas.

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Patchett provided a cover blurb for “The Correspondent,” a dusting of star power that helps attract bookstore browsers.

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