The return a piece of mail because of an error in its delivery. A message from an automated mailer telling you that mail has bounced. An application that displays HTML and other information found on the Internet. Netscape, Lynx, Internet Explorer, and Mosaic are examples of browsers. This client software accesses the World Wide Web and Gopher services and lets you drift from link to link without having to have a purposeful search.
Browsers encourage discovery by serendipity, hence the name.
Although BBSs were traditionally the domain of hobbyists and accessible only by using a modem, an increasing number of BBSs are connected directly to the Internet, and many are currently operated by government, educational, and research institutions. See also e-mail, Internet, MUD, Usenet.