Glossary of Data Communications TermsCourtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc. |
Term:
browser
Definition: Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display Web pages. Three of the most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Spyglass Mosaic. All of these are graphical browsers, which means that they can display graphics as well as text. In addition, most modern browsers can present multimedia information, including sound and video. |