Browser

/ˈbraʊ.zər/ noun

A browser is a computer program, like Chrome or Firefox, that lets you view websites and move around the internet. It translates web code into pages you can read and click.

Formed from the verb “browse” plus the ending “-er,” meaning “one that does something.” It was adopted in the computing world to describe software that lets users “browse” information.

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