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A '''web browser''' displays [[web pages]]. Its most common use is to is a program used to load and display web pages on the [[internet]].

A '''web browser''' renders [[web pages]]. Its main purpose is to load and display graphical pages on the [[internet]]. The original internet browser was Mosaic. Netscape and AOL would dominate the space early on.

Currently there are 5 main web browsers; Internet Explorer (IE), [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]], [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], [[Opera Browser|Opera]], and [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]. IE currently holds the largest "[[market share]]" in desktop browsing but this is being eroded by the independent browsers Opera and Firefox as well as Google's Chrome browser and Apple's Safari browser. Opera has the largest share of mobile internet browsers with their products Opera Mini, and Opera Mobile.  

The five major web browsers currently in use; Internet Explorer (IE), [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]], [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], [[Opera Browser|Opera]], and [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]. IE currently holds the largest "[[market share]]" in desktop browsing but this is being eroded by mobile phone and tablet browsers from Apple and Google. The independent browsers Opera and Firefox are well positioned and compete across multiple platforms.

 

Other browsers are carving niches such as Dolphin for Android phones or Palemoon for Atom processors. Microsoft has introduced a new browser with [[Windows 10]] to replace IE, called Edge.

== External links ==

== External links ==

* [[Firefox]]

* [[Firefox]]

* [[Duck Duck Go]]

* [[Duck Duck Go]]

* [[WorldWideWeb]]

* [[WorldWideWeb]]

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