Definition of "browse" []

• To inspect something leisurely and casually: browsed through the map collection for items of interest. (verb-intransitive)
• To read something superficially by selecting passages at random: browsed through the report during lunch. (verb-intransitive)
• To look for information on the Internet. (verb-intransitive)
• To feed on leaves, young shoots, and other vegetation; graze. (verb-intransitive)
• To look through or over (something) casually: browsed the newspaper; browsing the gift shops for souvenirs. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "To help you out, the Finding Tablets in the database page says:In order to browse or search the tablets for more specific information, for example the texts written by the same person, texts in which a certain word, term or name occurs, or that refer to a particular subject or come from the same archaeological context, follow ‘search' or ‘browse' from the side menu."
• "One cannot search by metadata, like keywords, but can only browse from the list of books, alphabetized by title."
• "Even if you can't make it, a browse is recommended."