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Browser

Meaning in web development, with examples

/ˈbraʊzər/nounCore term

In web development, browser means: A program such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge that downloads web pages and turns their code into the screens people read and use.

In Turkish: tarayıcı, web tarayıcısı

How it is used

Developers test their work in several browsers and talk about browser support, browser bugs and browser extensions. 'In the browser' often means 'on the client side', as opposed to on the server.

Example sentences

  1. It works in Chrome. Which browser are you using?

  2. Clear your browser cache and reload the page.

  3. This code runs in the browser, so never put secret keys in it.

Common collocations

  • browser support
  • browser extension
  • browser cache
  • open in a browser
  • modern browsers
  • clientThe side of a connection that asks for data, usually the browser or a mobile app, as opposed to the server that answers.
  • cross-browserWorking the same way in different browsers, such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, and in their different versions and on different devices.
  • developer toolsTools built into browsers that let developers inspect HTML and CSS, debug JavaScript, watch network requests and measure performance.
  • cacheA place where copies of files or data are kept for a while so they can be served again faster, for example in the browser, on a CDN or on the server.

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