browser

/ˈbɹaʊzə(ɹ)/noun

A program or tool that lets a person look through and explore information.

Example sentence

“I opened a new tab in my browser to check the weather.”

The web sense has all but taken over: Chrome, Safari, and Firefox are browsers. A person browsing in a shop is the older use.

Related words

updateNew information that changes or adds to what was already known.gadgetA small tool or device, often clever or unusual, especially one whose exact name you can't remember.storageThe keeping of things in a place until they are needed, or the condition of being kept that way.digitalConnected with computers or with the modern age of electronic information.backupA spare copy of data kept separately from the original so it can be restored if the original is lost or damaged.applicationA piece of software that a user treats as one tool designed for a specific purpose.