Technology / B1

BROWZ-uh/ˈbraʊzə/

A browser is software for viewing websites: a web browser; an outdated browser. Browse is the verb. Search engine (Google etc.) finds pages; the browser displays them. Do not call the website itself a browser. Exam platforms often name supported browsers in the instructions.

Meaning

A computer program for looking at websites (a web browser).

Examples

• “The exam platform does not work in an outdated browser.”
• “The mock exam platform failed in an outdated browser.”
• “Candidates were told to use a standard browser with JavaScript enabled.”

Good to know

a web browser; update your browser. Verb: browse. Finds pages: search engine. Not the website itself.

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