browser

Everyday

1. A browser is a computer program used to look at websites on the internet, such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox. tree →
2. A browser is a person who looks around a shop or at things slowly without planning to buy. tree →
3. In nature, a browser is an animal that eats leaves and shoots from trees and bushes, like a giraffe or a deer. tree →

In the lessons

In computing lessons pupils open a web browser, type an address and use tabs and bookmarks. In e-safety they learn to check the padlock in the browser and not to save passwords on shared computers. In science, browsers are compared with grazers (animals that eat grass).

Examples

• Open the browser and go to the school website. tree →
• My browser has too many tabs open. tree →
• Clear your browser history on the library computer. tree →
• The shopkeeper said, «Browsers welcome». tree →
• A giraffe is a browser that eats leaves from tall trees. tree →
• The page looks different in another browser. tree →

Note

From the verb «browse» (to look around slowly). A browser is not the internet itself and not a search engine; you use a search engine inside a browser.