different between browser vs favicon

English

Etymology

browse +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?a?z?(?)/
• Hyphenation: brows?er
• Rhymes: -a?z?(?)

Noun

browser (plural browsers)

1. A person or animal who browses.

   Coordinate term: grazer

2. A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.

   Antonym: nonbrowser

3. (computing) A web browser.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• browser on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Browers

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English browser [1993].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bravs?r/, [?b??ws?]

Noun

browser c (singular definite browseren, plural indefinite browsere)

1. browser

Inflection

See also

• browser on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English browser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?br?u?.z?r/
• Hyphenation: brow?ser

Noun

browser m (plural browsers)

1. (Internet) A browser.

   Synonym: internetbrowser

Related terms

• browsen

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English browser.

Noun

browser m (invariable)

1. (computing) browser (software)

Spanish

Noun

browser m (plural browseres)

1. browser

English

Etymology

From the original filename used by Internet Explorer, "favicon.ico", an abbreviation of favorite followed by icon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fæv?k?n/

Noun

favicon (plural favicons)

1. (web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.
   • 2000, PC Magazine, Vol. 19, issue 19-20, p. 127,

     The only way to restore a favicon is to delete the link from the Favorites folder and recreate it.

   • 2002, Ejub Kajan, Information technology encyclopedia and acronyms, p. 195,

     A free online favicon editor allows advanced webmasters to create their own favicons and use them during website development or maintenance.

   • 2006, Richard Wagner, Web Design Before & After Makeovers, page 206,

     You, however, can do better by creating your own customized favicon for your Web site — just the thing you need to add that professional touch.

   • 2009, Steve Souders, Even Faster Web Sites, page 158,

     Make sure to create a favicon. Since the browser will request this file anyway, there's no reason to return a 404 Page Not Found error, especially if your 404 handler consumes a database connection or other expensive resources.

   • 2009, Manny Hernandez, Ning for Dummies, page 312,

     Favicons are those cute little icons that appear on your browser's address bar when you visit some sites.

   • 2010, Janet Majure, Teach Yourself Visually WordPress, page 132,

     You can stick with the favicon provided by your Web host.

     Do not worry about pronouncing favicon correctly. There is no definitive pronunciation.

Related terms

• emoticon

Translations

See also

• favicon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

favicon m (plural favicons)

1. (web design) favicon (icon for a website)