browser

Internet viewing software

A browser is software for accessing and navigating the internet—Chrome, Safari, Firefox.

The word comes from browse, meaning to look through things casually, as animals browse on vegetation or shoppers browse in stores.

A browser in a shop looks without necessarily buying: The store was full of browsers but few buyers.

interface

toolbar

Software button strip

  • menuList of available dishes
  • dropdownExpandable selection menu
  • scrollWound document of parchment

click · touchscreen · icon · widget · dashboard · layout · responsive · drag-and-drop · notification · accessibility

software

Firefox

Mozilla's web navigator

  • SafariApple's web browser
  • OperaSung dramatic theatrical form
  • BravePrivacy-focused web browser

tab · bookmark · extension · plugin · cache · cookies · incognito · history · address bar · search bar

internet

webpage

Single online document

  • URLWeb location identifier
  • httpsEncrypted web address prefix
  • surfingRiding waves standing up

streaming · online · bandwidth · connectivity · search engine · Google · Yahoo · DuckDuckGo · hyperlink · website

research

archive

Stored historical records

  • searchAct of seeking
  • queryRequest for information
  • databaseOrganized digital information collection

literature · citation · bibliography · journals · scholarship · data · source · reference · index · catalog

animal

herbivore

Plant-only consumer

leaves · shrubs · giraffe · deer · antelope · elk · moose · goat · zebra · bison

casual

window shopping

Looking without intent to buy

flipping through · glancing · leafing · sampling · previewing · exploring · wandering · meandering · dabbling

shopping

e-commerce

Internet-based buying and selling

purchase · retail · products · marketplace · storefront · catalogue · discounts · comparison shopping · price tracker · deals

Categories
Opposites
software function

browserserver

One who attends tables

web server · editor · backend · search engine · crawler

animal feeding behavior

browsergrazer

Herbivore eating low vegetation

grass-eater · ground feeder

engagement depth

browserscholar

Learned, studious person

researcher · studier · buyer · purchaser · student

Phrases
Family

browse, browsing, browsers, browsed, browses, web browser, browsable

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G