Scripting News: What is a web browser?

It's even worse than it appears.

Tuesday February 27, 2018; 9:02 PM EST

What is a web browser?#

Being a web browser is simple:#

What you do: Browse.#
What you browse: The web.#

The web consists of a format and a protocol:#

Format: HTML.#
Protocol: HTTP.#

Everything else is extra.#

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