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software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web
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web browser

Summary

web browser is a software category[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of software_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,741 views/month, #1 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • web browser is credited with the discovery of Tim Berners-Lee[3].
  • web browser's instance of is recorded as software category[4].
  • web browser's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • web browser's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • web browser is a type of application software[7].
  • web browser is a type of HTTP client[8].
  • web browser is a type of computing platform[9].
  • web browser is a type of browser[10].
  • web browser is used for web navigation[11].
  • web browser's Commons category is recorded as Web browsers[12].
  • web browser is the opposite of web server[13].
  • web browser's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 20, 1990[14].
  • web browser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Web browsers[15].
  • web browser's partially coincident with is recorded as bookmark manager[16].
  • web browser's topic has template is recorded as Template:Web browsers[17].
  • web browser's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox web browser[18].
  • web browser's name in kana is recorded as ウェブブラウザ[19].
  • web browser's different from is recorded as search engine[20].
  • web browser's different from is recorded as platform-independent GUI library[21].
  • web browser's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003302[22].
  • web browser's history of topic is recorded as history of the web browser[23].
  • web browser's uses is recorded as browser engine[24].
  • web browser's uses is recorded as browser extension[25].
  • web browser's has list is recorded as list of web browsers[26].
  • web browser's implementation of is recorded as client-side web API[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include software category[4] and field of study[5]. Recorded subclass of include application software[7], HTTP client[8], computing platform[9], and browser[10]. web browser is the opposite of web server[13].

Use and Application

web browser is used for web navigation[11].

Why It Matters

web browser ranks in the top 0.38% of software_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,741 views/month, #1 of 263).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → software category, field of study, field of study
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