browsing
    n 1: reading superficially or at random [syn: browse,
         browsing]
    2: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: browse,
       browsing]

Browse \Browse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Browsed (brouzd); p. pr.
   & vb. n. Browsing.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F.
   brouter. See Browse, n., and cf. Brut.]
   1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,
      shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some
      other animals.
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            Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,
            The barks of trees thou browsedst.    --Shak.
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   2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
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            Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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   3. To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of
      documents), reading those parts which arouse one's
      interest. Contrasted with scan, in which one typically
      is searching for something specific.
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   3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on
      a computer screen by means of a browser[2].
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Browsing \Brows"ing\, n.
   Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may
   browse.
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         Browsings for the deer.                  --Howell.
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