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| − | A '''web browser''' 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. |
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| − | [[Category:Internet]] | + | 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]]. |
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| | + | Other browsers are also carving niches such as Dolphin for Android phones, and [[Pale Moon]] for Atom processors. |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{reflist}} |
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| | + | == External links == |
| | + | * [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.apple.com/safari/ Apple Safari] |
| | + | * [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 Chromium Home (owned by Google)]--> |
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| | + | [[Category:Web Browsers|*]] |