nonbrowser
nonbrowser adjective: that is not, or does not relate to, a web browser.
Adjective
nonbrowser (not comparable)
- That is not, or does not relate to, a web browser.
- If the client is a browser, the XSLT stylesheet will probably transform the XML into HTML or XHTML. For a nonbrowser client, however, it is conceivable that the XML data is delivered directly without any XSLT transformation.2001, Eric M. Burke, “Java-based Web Technologies”, in Java and XSLT, Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, →ISBN, page 132
Noun
nonbrowser (plural nonbrowsers)
- A person who is not a browser; one who does not usually examine goods for sale without the intention of purchasing.
- Also, are browsers important to retailers? Are they more interested in the products they look at than nonbrowsers? Do they have more information about products than nonbrowsers? Are they opinion leaders for other potential buyers?1992, Eric N. Berkowitz, Roger A. Kerin, William Rudelius, Marketing, 3rd edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, →ISBN, page 434
- In Microsoft Windows, a computer that is not capable of maintaining and distributing a browse list.
Forms of nonbrowser
| plural | nonbrowsers |
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Origin of nonbrowser
From non- + browser.
Questions about nonbrowser
- What does nonbrowser mean?
- Nonbrowser means that is not, or does not relate to, a web browser.
- What part of speech is nonbrowser?
- Nonbrowser can be an adjective or a noun.
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