Meanings
nounbrowsewrap (usually uncountable, plural browsewraps)
plural browsewraps · alternative browse-wrap
- InternetuncountableusuallylawA form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website.
Relative to clickwrap, browsewrap is easily ignored by consumers, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation.
2004, Louis S. Freeman, Tax strategies for corporate acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, reorganizations and restructurings
Origin
From browse + wrap, modelled on clickwrap, itself modelled on shrinkwrap.
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APA
browsewrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/browsewrap
MLA
“browsewrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/browsewrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “browsewrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/browsewrap.
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