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browsewrap

browsewrap noun: a form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website.

Noun

browsewrap (usually uncountable, plural browsewraps)

  1. (Internet, usually) A form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website.
    • Relative to clickwrap, browsewrap is easily ignored by consumers, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation.2004, Louis S. Freeman, Tax strategies for corporate acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, reorganizations and restructurings

Forms of browsewrap

pluralbrowsewraps
alternative formbrowse-wrap

Origin of browsewrap

From browse + wrap, modelled on clickwrap, itself modelled on shrinkwrap.

Questions about browsewrap

What does browsewrap mean?
Browsewrap means a form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website.
What part of speech is browsewrap?
Browsewrap is a noun.
What is the plural of browsewrap?
The plural of browsewrap is browsewraps.

Words near browsewrap in the dictionary

  1. browserish
  2. browserless
  3. browsers
  4. browses
  5. browsewood
  6. browsewrap
  7. browsewraps
  8. browsing
  9. browsing room
  10. browsing rooms
  11. browsings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: browsewrap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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