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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''' is a [[computer]] [[software|program]] which downloads and displays [[web pages]] on the [[World Wide Web]] (or a local device). The original internet browser was NCSA Mosaic.<ref>http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_browse.htm</ref> Before long, however, Netscape<ref>http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/history/fbrowser.html</ref> and [[AOL]] became most popular, while NCSA Mosaic became obsolete.
There are four major web browsers currently in use; [[Microsoft Edge|Edge]] (formerly [[Internet Explorer]]), [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]], [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], and the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]-based [[Google Chrome]]. Google Chrome currently holds the largest "[[market share]]" in desktop browsing.<ref>https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx</ref> There are many other web browsers as well, including [[Brave (web browser)|Brave]], [[Vivaldi (web browser)|Vivaldi]], and [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]].
Other browsers are also carving niches such as Dolphin for Android phones, and [[Pale Moon]] for Atom processors.
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx Microsoft Internet Explorer]
* [http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=1 Browser market shares - Net Market share]
<!--* [https://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx Microsoft Internet Explorer]
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html Firefox] and [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/features/ Firefox Mobile]
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html Firefox] and [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/features/ Firefox Mobile]
* [http://www.apple.com/safari/ Apple Safari]
* [http://www.apple.com/safari/ Apple Safari]
* [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] and [http://www.opera.com/mobile/ Opera Mini]
* [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] and [http://www.opera.com/mobile/ Opera Mini]
* [http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome] and [http://www.chromium.org/Home Google Chromium]
* [http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome] and [http://www.chromium.org/Home Chromium Home (owned by Google)]-->
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