Many people don't know the answer to the following question: "What is the difference between a web browser and a search engine?" Now I will try to explain this difference...
I have read in the internet a really good comparison to show this differrence: if you are sitting in your car, a web browser is like the windshield and the search engine is like the steering wheel.
A browser is a program installed on your PC locally (for example firefox, safari or internet explorer) that is used to access the Internet, to view what there is, it's the application that enables you to access the world wide web.
A search engine is a program which has reference data so that when you type in a phrase it gives a list of a websites that relate to the words you have typed in.
In conclusion, you use a browser to get to a search engine (you use Firefox to get to www.google.com where you then look for specific information).
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