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browser

[ brou-zer ]

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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.

browser

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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

browser

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

See Web browser .

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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

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Internet browser pioneer Netscape is regarded as the first technology company to offer a cash "bounty" to security researchers or hackers for uncovering flaws or vulnerabilities in its products, back in the 1990s.

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The Justice Department has asked that Google be forced to sell its Chrome browser and share some of the data it collects to create its search results.

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The next most popular browser, Apple's Safari, is used by 21% of people.

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In an ongoing series of antitrust lawsuits, the US government argues Google and its parent company Alphabet should be broken up - which could include selling off parts of the company such as the Chrome browser.

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Users can choose which apps are used by the feature, and private mode on some browsers will not be snapshotted.

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