web browser

web brows·er
/ˈwɛbˌbɹaʊ.zə(ɹ)/

noun

A computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.

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Meanings

web browser1

nounweb browser (plural web browsers)

plural web browsers · alternative Web browser · alternative web-browser · alternative Web-browser

  1. InternetA computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.

    A web browser interprets an HTML document to display a web page. Popular web browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

    2001, Beth Brown, Bruce Presley, Elaine Malfas, A Guide to Web Authoring Using Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Lawrenceville Press, →ISBN

    Synonyms: browser

Web browser2

nounWeb browser (plural Web browsers)

plural Web browsers

  1. Alternative letter-case form of web browser.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.

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browser

More synonyms by meaning

nouna program used to view HTML documents

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applicationapplication programapplications programme
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browser

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans webblaaier
  • webblaaiercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Arabic مُتَصَفِّح, مُتَصْفَح وِب
  • مُتَصَفِّح (mutaṣaffiḥ)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • مُتَصْفَح وِب (mutaṣfaḥ web)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Bengali ব্রাউজার
  • ব্রাউজার (braujar)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Bulgarian бра́узър, уе́б бра́узър
  • бра́узър (bráuzăr)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • уе́б бра́узър (uéb bráuzăr)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • уе́б навига́тор (uéb navigátor)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Catalan navegador, navegador web
  • navegadorcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • navegador webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Chinese Cantonese 瀏覽器 /浏览器
  • 瀏覽器 /浏览器 (lau⁴ laam⁵ hei³)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Chinese Mandarin 瀏覽器 /浏览器
  • 瀏覽器 /浏览器 (liúlǎnqì)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Czech webový prohlížeč, prohlížeč
  • webový prohlížečcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • prohlížečcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Danish browser, webbrowser
  • browsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • webbrowsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Dutch webbrowser, bladerprogramma
  • webbrowsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • bladerprogrammacomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • bladeraarcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Esperanto retumilo, foliumilo
  • retumilocomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • foliumilocomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • krozilocomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • TTT-legilocomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Estonian brauser
  • brausercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Finnish selain, verkkoselain
  • selaincomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • verkkoselaincomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • www-selaincomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
French navigateur web, navigateur
  • navigateur webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • navigateurcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • butineurcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
German Browser, Webbrowser
  • Browsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • Webbrowsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Greek περιηγητής, φυλλομετρητής
  • περιηγητής (periigitís)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • φυλλομετρητής (fyllometritís)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • πρόγραμμα περιήγησης (prógramma periígisis)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Hebrew דַּפְדְּפָן
  • דַּפְדְּפָן (dafd'fán)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Hindi विचरक, जाल विचरक
  • विचरक (vicrak)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • जाल विचरक (jāl vicrak)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • ब्राउज़र (brāuzar)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Hungarian böngésző, webböngésző
  • böngészőcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • webböngészőcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • böngészőprogramcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • internetböngészőcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Icelandic vafri
  • vafricomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Indonesian penjelajah web, peramban web
  • penjelajah webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • peramban webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Italian browser
  • browsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Japanese ウェブブラウザ, ブラウザ
  • ウェブブラウザ (webu burauza)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • ブラウザ (burauza)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Korean 웹 브라우저, 브라우저
  • 웹 브라우저 (wep beuraujeo)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • 브라우저 (beuraujeo)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Latvian pārlūkprogramma
  • pārlūkprogrammacomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Lithuanian naršyklė
  • naršyklėcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Malay pelayar web, penyemak imbas
  • pelayar webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • penyemak imbascomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • pelayarcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Māori pūtirotiro, pūmanawa tirotiro
  • pūtirotirocomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • pūmanawa tirotirocomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • mata ipurangicomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Norwegian Bokmål nettleser
  • nettlesercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Polish przeglądarka internetowa, przeglądarka
  • przeglądarka internetowacomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • przeglądarkacomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Portuguese navegador, navegador web
  • navegadorcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • navegador webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • browsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • navegador de Internetcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Romanian browser, navigator web
  • browsercomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • navigator webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Russian бра́узер, веб-обозрева́тель
  • бра́узер (bráuzɛr)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • веб-обозрева́тель (vɛb-obozrevátelʹ)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • обозрева́тель (obozrevátelʹ)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • веб-навига́тор (vɛb-navigátor)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Scottish Gaelic brabhsair
  • brabhsaircomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Slovak webový prehliadač, prehliadač
  • webový prehliadačcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • prehliadačcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Spanish navegador, navegador web
  • navegadorcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • navegador webcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Swahili kivinjari
  • kivinjaricomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Swedish webbläsare
  • webbläsarecomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Tagalog panginain
  • panginaincomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Tamil உலாவி, மேலோடி
  • உலாவி (ulāvi)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • மேலோடி (mēlōṭi)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Thai เบราว์เซอร์
  • เบราว์เซอร์ (brao-sə̂ə)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Turkish ağ tarayıcısı, göz atıcı
  • ağ tarayıcısıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • göz atıcıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • İnternet tarayıcısıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • tarayıcıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • Web göz atıcısıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • Web tarayıcısıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • gözatıcıcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Ukrainian бра́узер, веб-бра́узер
  • бра́узер (bráuzer)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • веб-бра́узер (veb-bráuzer)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • веб-огля́дач (veb-ohljádač)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • веб-перегля́дач (veb-perehljádač)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • веб-навіга́тор (veb-navihátor)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • огля́дач (ohljádač)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • перегля́дач (perehljádač)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Urdu بَراؤُزَر, بْراؤُزَر
  • بَراؤُزَر (barāuzar)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
  • بْراؤُزَر (brāuzar)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Vietnamese trình duyệt
  • trình duyệtcomputer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Yiddish בלעטערער
  • בלעטערער (bleterer)computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web
Cite this entry
APA

web browser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20browser

MLA

“web browser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20browser. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “web browser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20browser.

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