BROWSER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A program used to view HTML documents

Synonyms:

browser; web browser

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("browser" is a kind of...):

application; application program; applications programme (a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task)

Instance hyponyms:

Explorer; IE; Internet Explorer (a commercial browser)

Konqueror (a freeware browser for Linux)

lynx (a text browser)

Mosaic (a freeware browser)

Netscape; Opera (a commercial browser)

Derivation:

browse (look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular)

Meaning:

A viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("browser" is a kind of...):

looker; spectator; viewer; watcher; witness (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind))

Derivation:

browse (look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular)

browse (shop around; not necessarily buying)