browser

Noun

brows=er

WORDNET DICTIONARY

browser(n = noun.person) - a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular;

Derived forms verb browse₃, verb browse₁

browser(n = noun.communication) web browser - a program used to view HTML documents;

is a kind of application, application program, applications programme

has particulars: explorer, ie, internet explorer, konqueror, lynx, mosaic, netscape, opera

Derived form verb browse₃

browser, n.

An animal that browses. [1913 Webster]
a computer program that permits the user to view multiple electronic documents in a flexible sequence by the process of activating hypertext “buttons” within one document, which serves as a reference to the location of related document. The term is currently (late 1990's) used mostly for programs which allow traversing hypertext paths in documents on the internet. A typical browser will permit the user to easily reverse direction, and view again documents previously accessed. [PJC]