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- 1Ellipsis of web browser. It is the short way to name the program you use to visit websites.
I opened my browser and searched for a pasta recipe.
Her browser crashed in the middle of the video.
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- 2A person who looks at things for sale in a store but buys nothing.
Like someone who walks around a toy shop looking at everything but takes nothing home.
A browser wandered through the bookstore but bought nothing.
Most browsers just want to look around before they decide.
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- 3A person or animal that looks through things or feeds on plants without hurry.
A patient browser, she spent an hour drifting between the shelves.
Goats are browsers that prefer shrubs to grass.
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- 4A computer tool that lets you look through files, data, or other stored information.
Like a map that helps you find your way through everything stored on a computer.
Open the file browser to find your saved photos.
The app has a built-in browser for searching through your music.
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Practice
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Origin
From the word "browse" plus the ending "-er".