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Princeton's WordNet

  1. browse, browsingnoun

    reading superficially or at random

  2. browse, browsingnoun

    the act of feeding by continual nibbling

Wikipedia

  1. Browsing

    Browsing is a kind of orienting strategy. It is supposed to identify something of relevance for the browsing organism. When used about human beings it is a metaphor taken from the animal kingdom. It is used, for example, about people browsing open shelves in libraries, window shopping, or browsing databases or the Internet. In library and information science it is an important subject, both purely theoretically and as applied science aiming at designing interfaces which support browsing activities for the user.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Browsing

    of Browse

  2. Browsingnoun

    browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse

Wikidata

  1. Browsing

    Browsing is a type of herbivory in which an herbivore feeds on leaves, soft shoots, or fruits of high growing, generally woody, plants such as shrubs. This is contrasted with grazing, usually associated with animals feeding on grass or other low vegetation. An example of this dichotomy are goats and sheep; these two closely related ruminants utilize dissimilar food sources.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of browsing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of browsing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of browsing in a Sentence

  1. Roger Stone:

    Roger Stone replied that Roger Stone was doing everything possible to address the issues at the highest level of Government. Pentagon Papers showe the extent of the FBIs surveillance, which included monitoring essentially all of Stones Apple services, from email to browsing history. Utility bills, address books, WhatsApp messages -- all were also under the bureaus review. Additionally, records illustrate the Trump campaigns curiosity about what information WikiLeaks was going to make public -- and reinforce Robert Muellers conclusion that the Donald Trump team didnt conspire with WikiLeaks or Russian hackers to obtain the materials.Former White House adviser Steve Bannon told Robert Muellers team under questioning that Steve Bannon had asked Stone about WikiLeaks because Robert Muellers had heard that Roger Stone had a channel to Assange, and he was hoping for more releases of damaging information. Muellers investigation identifiedcontacts during the 2016 campaign between Donald Trump associates and Russians, but did not identify any conspiracy to tip the outcome of the presidential election. The lengthy investigation fueled numerous conspiracy theories that aired regularly on MSNBC and CNN, as well as in print inThe Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and elsewhere. FILE - This Feb. 21, 2019, file courtroom sketch shows former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Roger Stone talking from the witness stand as prosecution attorney Jonathan Kravis, standing left, Stone's attorney Bruce Rogow, third from right, and Judge Amy Berman Jackson listen, during a court hearing at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. Jonathan Kravis will run a new public corruption unit at the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General, which has jurisdiction over juvenile offenses as well as misdemeanor crimes. ( Dana Verkouteren via Associated Press, File) In a statement Tuesday, Roger Stone acknowledged that the search warrant affidavits contain private communication, but insisted that they prove no crimes. I have no trepidation about their release as they confirm there was no illegal activity and certainly no Russian collusion by me during the 2016 Election.

  2. Eric Rescorla:

    A good first step would be to use a private browsing mode and a VPN together.

  3. Jose Castaneda:

    As we clearly state each time you open a new incognito tab, websites might be able to collect information about your browsing activity.

  4. Jonathan Rochelle:

    Personally-identifiable Chrome Sync data in GAFE accounts is only used to power features in Chrome for that person, for example allowing students to access their own browsing data and settings, securely, across devices.

  5. The Apple chief executive:

    Apple CEO Tim Cook said after being asked if the use of data should be restricted in light of the Facebook incident. Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the China Development Forum in Beijing on Saturday. ( Reuters) ELON MUSK YANKS SPACEX AND TESLA'S FACEBOOK PAGES He continued : The ability of anyone to know what you’ve been browsing about for years, who your contacts are, who their contacts are, things you like and dislike and every intimate detail of your life — from my own point of view it should n’t exist.

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