Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that browses.
- n. Computer Science A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who browses. Also spelled browzer.
Wiktionary
- n. A person or animal who browses.
- n. A person who, while shopping, purchases nothing.
- n. computing A web browser.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An animal that browses.
- n. (Computers) 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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
- n. a program used to view HTML documents
Examples
“For example, if we used our example thesaurus above and typed E.G., "browser ie" in the "All words" field, it would look for "+browser +ie" - it would no longer allow”
“$sql = ( "INSERT INTO $db_bvis SET id = '', bid = '$getid', ip = '$_SERVER [REMOTE_ADDR]', date = '$date', browser = '$browser'");”
“The only thing that keeps me from making Chrome my main browser is the adds issue.”
Google Chrome 2 Brings New Features And Serious Speed | Lifehacker Australia
“Tired it for a couple of weeks, auto login button on the browser is a bit erratic doesn't work for all websites (php, wordpress, v-bulletins) and even if you set it up for such sites it keeps on asking you for configuring it.”
Passpack Provides Secure Login/Password Sharing | Lifehacker Australia
“London Litigator, my browser is acting up, and trying to hilight your post kept taking me to the CSIS article.”
“I have friends who are unsure what a browser is and think copying and pasting text is hugely challenging.”
“If the browser is the platform and Opera widgets are cross-platform, then web standards are the glue … but there is more!”
Widget Week part 1 – Mobile Monday: Mobile Widgets « Innovation Cloud
“The ‘history’ function of my browser is also well-worn.”
“Trying to go back the text to insert the code after pasting it into the browser is a certain recipe for mistakes.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘browser’.
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webdev
random webdev lingo used primarily in computer programming.
( open list, randomness, technical jargon, geek speak )
more:
ajax, user, admin, frontend, backend, database, sql, protocol, call, dom, layout, ui and 439 more... -
Nerd Language
Innovative tech in mobile devices - including new categories - encourages new language around mobile interfaces, software, hardware, and peripherals, for consumers and techs alike.
navigation bar, browser, operating system, home page, homescreen, tiles, buttons, tabs, user interface (UI), user experience (UX), login, log in and 8 more...
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Words that start with B
butterfly, brain, broom, break, brick, brilliant, bubbles, balloons, bananas, bow, book, bunny and 37 more...
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Library Reference Desk Words
computer, reference, desk, phone, im, chat, e-mail, catalog, citation, style, transfer, number and 133 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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erich13's list
My Tag Cloud
addon, admire, adobeair, advice, alist, android, api, app, apple, augmentedreality, author, badge and 179 more...
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DirkJohnson's list
Empty list
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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Words of Dinosaurology
This quickly got bigger and weirder than originally intended, so now it's housing terms that relate to the study of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. See also Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Ichthy...
zygopophyses, ziphodont, plesiomorphic, cleidoic, endothermy, ectothermy, viviparous, vertebrae, cervical, dorsal, sacral, caudal and 628 more...
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Tech Words
A list of words and terms for technology tools.
geek, meme, tweet, blog, vlog, social network, micro blog, tumblelog, tag, tag cloud, mashup, folksonomy and 23 more...
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ms.thoennes's list
A brief list of technology-related words.
podcast, blog, wiki, web site, rss feed, vlog, social networking..., social bookmarking, external hard drive, back up, mp3, browser and 4 more...
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Words I never used before the Internet
Words I never used before the Internet
omg, zomg, pwned, pwnage, internet, lol, rotflmao, flamebait, asshat, cu l8r, haxor, website and 29 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for browser.
mollusque Or compare bowser and gazer. Aug 31, 2008
mollusque Compare grazer. Aug 30, 2008
reesetee Well, that's a relief. Otherwise, where would we find Wordie? Aug 29, 2008
chained_bear All this time I thought it was software. Come to find out, "A browser is an animal that eats tall foliage (leaves or trees and shrubs). Many sauropod dinosaurs, like Brachiosaurus and Ultrasauros, were browsers. Browsers generally don't kill the plant they eat." Aug 28, 2008