browser

B2
US /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/ UK /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/
noun Freq #32415

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    One who or which browses.

    Giraffe have a long, muscular tongue, which aids in gathering leaves into the mouth; and the dentition is typical of browsers.

  2. 2
    noun

    Ellipsis of web browser.

    A program which provides access to the hypertext world we call a browser.

  3. 3
    noun

    Any other type of information browser.

    The real strengthof AR browsers is their discoverability. Today, browsers have most of the attention and it's amazing how many people have yet to experience a browser for themselves. Browsers are incredibly useful ways to discover information about places and objects around you.

  4. 4
    noun

    a program used to view HTML documents

  5. 5
    noun

    a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular

Etymology

From browse + -er.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 noun · a program used to view html... web browser
Word family
Derived forms browserifybrowserishbrowserlesscross-browserman-in-the-browsermesobrowsermicrobrowserminibrowsernonbrowser

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