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2. Web browser - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser

   Web browser. 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.

3. Google Chrome - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome

   Google Chrome. Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. [16] Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser. [17]

4. Chromium (web browser) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)

   Chromium (web browser) Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google. [3] It is a widely-used codebase, providing the vast majority of code for Google Chrome and many other browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, and Opera. The code is also used by several app frameworks.

5. Browser engine - Wikipedia

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   Browser engine. A browser engine (also known as a layout engine or rendering engine) is a core software component of every major web browser. The primary job of a browser engine is to transform HTML documents and other resources of a web page into an interactive visual representation on a user 's device.

6. History of the web browser - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_web_browser

   History of the web browser. A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. It further provides for the capture or input of information which may be returned to the presenting system, then stored or processed as necessary. The method of accessing a particular page or ...

7. Address bar - Wikipedia

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   In a web browser, the address bar (also location bar or URL bar) is the element that shows the current URL. The user can type a URL into it to navigate to a chosen website. In most modern browsers, non-URLs are automatically sent to a search engine. In a file browser, it serves the same purpose of navigation, but through the file-system hierarchy.

8. World Wide Web - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web

   A web page from Wikipedia displayed in Google Chrome. The World Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists. [1]

9. Web page - Wikipedia

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   Web page. Each Wikipedia article is a distinct web page. The URL is visible in the browser's address bar at the top. A web page (or webpage) is a document on the Web that is accessed in a web browser. [1] A website typically consists of many web pages linked together under a common domain name. The term "web page" is thus a metaphor of paper ...