Product → Web Applications
Browser
A client application that retrieves, interprets, and displays web documents and web applications.
Motivation
A browser fetches, interprets, and renders web content. It solves the problem of giving users a universal runtime for websites and web apps.
Mental model
The browser is both a document viewer and an application platform.
Where it fits
Browser belongs to the Product track, inside Web Applications. It connects to nearby concepts through the graph relationships on this page and in the graph explorer.
Common mistakes
- Thinking of the browser as only a renderer.
- Ignoring security boundaries like same-origin policy.
- Forgetting network and rendering performance.
Related concepts
Use the metadata panel or return to the graph to explore concepts that this one requires or relates to.