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Browser vs Viewer - What's the difference?

browser | viewer |

In computing terms the difference between browser and viewer

is that browser is a web browser while viewer is a program that displays the contents of a file of digital s; an or file viewer.

As nouns the difference between browser and viewer

is that browser is a person or animal who browses while viewer is someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

browser

English

(wikipedia browser)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or animal who browses.
  • A person who, while shopping, purchases nothing.
  • (computing) A web browser.

    • Derived terms

    * browser hijacking * Web browser

    viewer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator
  • Someone who watches television
  • Any optical device used to view photographic slides
  • (computing) A program that displays the contents of a file of digital images; an image viewer or file viewer

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns