Web browser
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/41737
- Note
- A web browser is an application for accessing websites. When a user requests a web page from a particular website, the browser retrieves its files from a web server and then displays the page on the user´s screen. Browsers are used on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. In 2020, an estimated 4.9 billion people have used a browser. The most used browser is Google Chrome, with a 65% global market share on all devices, followed by Safari with 18%.
A web browser is not the same thing as a search engine, though the two are often confused. A search engine is a website that provides links to other websites. However, to connect to a website´s server and display its web pages, a user must have a web browser installed. In some technical contexts, browsers are referred to as user agents.
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