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A '''web browser''', often shortened to '''browser''', is an [[Application software|application]] for accessing [[web pages]] and [[web navigation|navigating the Internet]]. When a [[User (computing)|user]] visits a [[website]], the browser requests the web page from a [[web server]] and displays it. Browsers can also be used to access web pages [[hosts (file)|hosted]] on the local [[filesystem]] (often called [[localhost]]) or [[Computer network|network]] configuration pages.
Browsers are used on a range of devices, including [[desktop computer|desktops]], [[laptop]]s, [[tablet computer|tablets]], [[smartphone]]s and [[Video game console|consoles]]. As of 2024, the most used browsers worldwide are [[Google Chrome]] (65–66% [[market share]]), [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] (15–17%), [[Microsoft Edge|Edge]] (5.2–6.6%), [[Firefox]] (2.5–3.9%), [[Samsung Internet]] (2.2–2.7%), and [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] (1.5–2.1
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