# browser

Pronunciation: US say "BROW-zur" /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/; UK say "BROW-zuh" /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/

## Noun

1. Ellipsis of web browser. — Ellipsis of web browser.
   - Simple: Ellipsis of web browser. It is the short way to name the program you use to visit websites.
   - _The site loads cleanly in almost any modern browser._
   - _Clear the cache if your browser keeps showing the old page._
2. A person who examines goods on display without buying any of them.
   - Simple: A person who looks at things for sale in a store but buys nothing.
   - _The boutique tolerates browsers who handle everything and buy little._
   - _A casual browser drifted past the jewelry counter without a second glance._
3. A person, animal, or thing that browses.
   - Simple: A person or animal that looks through things or feeds on plants without hurry.
   - _A browser by nature, he rarely commits to a purchase on a first visit._
   - _Unlike grazers, browsers such as giraffes feed selectively on twigs and leaves._
4. A software program for navigating and viewing a particular kind of stored information, such as files, data, or objects, rather than web pages.
   - Simple: A computer tool that lets you look through files, data, or other stored information.
   - _The browser lets analysts explore every table in the database without writing a query._
   - _A good object browser displays the class hierarchy at a glance._

## Origin

Formed from "browse" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/browser (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).