A navigator or navigator specializes in controlling a vessel.
Navigator is an adjective that refers to the one or thing that navigates . Sail, on the other hand, is a verb that indicates the action of traveling on a boat or moving through a computer network .
Therefore, the term browser, which comes from the Latin navigator , has two broad uses: one linked to traditional navigation (that is, to transfers across rivers, seas or lakes) and another related to virtual networks, being the Internet . the most widely known.
Different browsers
The person specialized in controlling boats and other water transportation is known as a navigator or navigator . In this case, the notion also applies to the aerial navigator , who is the professional in charge of guiding aircraft through various methods.
In the field of technology , a browser or web browser is a computer program that allows you to view the information contained in a web page, whether hosted on the Internet or on a local server .
The software that allows you to view the content of a web page is called a browser.
A type of software
A web browser has the necessary tools to interpret the code of a page, which can consist of one or more programming languages, and present the content on the screen so that the user can interact with the information and navigate to other pages. through links (also known as hyperlinks or links). In the early 90s, these applications were developed exclusively for computers, as they were the only devices with the necessary infrastructure to run them, but this has changed drastically in recent times.
Over the years, more and more everyday devices have evolved to be able to perform many of the tasks that were once reserved for computers . Nowadays, both a mobile phone, a video game console (whether portable or not) or even a camera can connect to the Internet. This does not mean, it is worth clarifying, that all of them have equivalent performance or that they offer the same possibilities.
Browsers and compatibility
Compatibility between the functions offered by different browsers is usually the nightmare of any developer, since the same code can generate different results , depending on the application used to view a page. For example, to achieve a color gradient effect (widely used for the design of buttons and other elements of a web form) it is essential to have at least two versions of the same code so that all browsers understand it.
Something similar happens with the rounded edges of the frames, something that not all browsers can display. Also within this line, to embed (technical term used as a synonym for include) a video on a page, it is not only necessary to develop several different codes , but you must have many versions of the same movie, each one in a different format. different. The three most popular video coding standards are H.264, Ogg Theora, and VP8 (WebM); Each browser has a preference for one or the other, and in more than one case the compatibility with some of them is zero.
The GPS
A GPS navigator (Global Positioning System) is a device that allows you to locate points on a digital map, linked to a database.
These systems usually have information on the streets of a city: the user, therefore, can use a GPS navigator to make queries that guide them along a route.