browser

Noun

browser (plural browsers)

1. One who or which browses.
   • Giraffe have a long, muscular tongue, which aids in gathering leaves into the mouth; and the dentition is typical of browsers.1988, R. Norman Owen-Smith, Megaherbivores: The Influence of Very Large Body Size on Ecology, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14
   1. A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.
      • While still in the mood for antique bartering, The Emerald City on the South End section of Dartmouth St. has expanded just in time for browsers and buyers. Allow some time here as it's a poke-and-find shop of 1800's pictures and prints, turn-of-the-century kitchen ware, and some very unusual...1976 December 18, David Holland, “Dear Santa...”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 11
2. (broadly) Any other type of information browser.
   • The real strengthof AR browsers is their discoverability. Today, browsers have most of the attention and it's amazing how many people have yet to experience a browser for themselves. Browsers are incredibly useful ways to discover information about places and objects around you.2011, Lester Madden, Professional Augmented Reality Browsers for Smartphones: Programming for junaio, Layar and Wikitude, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 10