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| − | A '''web browser''' (commonly referred to as a '''browser''') is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the [[World Wide Web]]. | + | A '''web browser''' (commonly referred to as a '''browser''') is a [[Software|software application]] for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the [[World Wide Web]]. |
| − | An information resource is identified by a [[Uniform_resource_identifier|Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content. | + | An information resource is identified by a [[Uniform_resource_identifier|Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI/URL) and may be a [[web page]], image, video or other piece of content. |
| − | Hyperlinks present in resources enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related resources. | + | [[Hyperlink|Hyperlinks]] present in resources enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related resources. |
Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. | Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. | ||
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The major web browsers are Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari. | The major web browsers are Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari. | ||
| − | == External | + | == See also == |
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| + | * [[Educational technology]] | ||
| + | * [[Hyperlink]] | ||
| + | * [[Web application]] | ||
| + | * [[Web-based simulation]] | ||
| + | * [[Web page]] | ||
| + | * [[World Wide Web]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser Web browser] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser Web browser] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 11 August 2015
A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content.
Hyperlinks present in resources enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related resources.
Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems.
The major web browsers are Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari.
See also
External links
- Web browser @ Wikipedia
