| n. | 1. | An animal that browses. |
| 2. | (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. |
| Noun | 1. | browser - a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular |
| 2. | browser - a program used to view HTML documents Synonyms: web browser |
| (hypertext) | browser - A program which allows a person to read
hypertext. The browser gives some means of viewing the
contents of nodes (or "pages") and of navigating from one
node to another. Netscape Navigator, NCSA Mosaic, Lynx, and W3 are examples for browsers for the World-Wide Web. They act as clients to remote web servers. |