Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Probably from early French brouster, from broust 'bud, shoot' |
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browse
1 [intransitive] to look through the pages of a book, magazine etc without a particular purpose, just looking at the most interesting parts
2 [intransitive and transitive] to look at the goods in a shop without wanting to buy any particular thing 
tourists browsing the boutiques and souvenir stalls
tourists browsing the boutiques and souvenir stalls3TD [intransitive and transitive] to search for information on a computer or on the Internet : a feature that allows you to browse your hard drive and choose the graphic you want to display
a feature that allows you to browse your hard drive and choose the graphic you want to display4 [intransitive] if a goat, deer etc browses, it eats plants
—browse noun [singular] We had a quick browse around the shops.
We had a quick browse around the shops.