browser
[ brou-zer ]
/ ˈbraʊ zər /
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noun
a person or thing that browses.
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: You may need to pause internet security features and refresh the page in your web browser to play the embedded videos.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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OTHER WORDS FROM browser
non·brows·er, nounWords nearby browser
Brownwood, brow presentation, browridge, browsable, browse, browser, browser skin, Broz, brr, Br. Som., BRT
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British Dictionary definitions for browser
browser
/ (ˈbraʊzə) /
noun
a person or animal that browses
computing a software package that enables a user to find and read hypertext files, esp on the Internet
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Scientific definitions for browser
browser
[ brou′zər ]
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.
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Cultural definitions for browser
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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