web-browser

Online viewing software

A web browser is a software application for accessing and navigating the internet.

Browsers interpret code from websites and render it as viewable pages with text, images, and interactive elements.

Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge dominate the market.

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software

Firefox

Mozilla's web navigator

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

Vivaldi · Arc · application · extension · plugin · add-on · bookmarklet · Chromium · update · version

navigation

URL

Web location identifier

home · bookmark · history · hyperlink · tab · scroll · zoom · favicon · redirect · breadcrumb

privacy

incognito

With identity concealed

VPN · proxy · cache · HTTPS · encryption · autofill · permissions · certificate

tabs

open

Not closed

  • closeNearby or to shut
  • pinPointed metal fastener
  • muteWithout voice or sound

duplicate · drag · rearrange · session · restore · switch · preview · discard · suspend

performance

loading

Adding weight or cargo

crash · freeze · lag · rendering · preloading · prefetch · optimization · responsiveness · bandwidth · timeout

Opposites
software function

web-browserweb server

Delivers pages via HTTP

Apache · search engine · text editor · word processor · command-line interface

information access method

web-browseroffline mode

Function without connectivity

client-server relationship

web-browserweb-server

Software delivering website content

server · Apache

Family

web, browser, webs, webbed, webbing, browse, browsers, browsed, browses

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G