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Why do you say "user agent" everywhere, instead of "browser"?

Although browsers are indeed important users of HTML and XHTML, there are other programs and systems that read those documents. Search engines for instance read documents, but are not browsers. By using the term "user agent" we are trying to remind people of the difference. For example, when you do a Google search often you will see under some of the search results something like "This web page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them." therefore surely frightening off some people from clicking on that link. The author of the website in question hasn't realised that there are more than just browsers, and that they ought to include better text in their section, so that they don't appear so foolish when people search their site.</div> </article> <div class="hidden md:flex my-10"> <div class="adsclk-slot " data-adsclk-zone="in-article" data-adsclk-w="336" data-adsclk-h="280" style="width:336px;height:280px;margin:0 auto">in-article · 336x280</div> </div> </main> <aside class="hidden lg:block"> <div class="sticky top-[80px] space-y-5"> <div class="adsclk-slot " data-adsclk-zone="content-sidebar-rectangle" data-adsclk-w="300" data-adsclk-h="250" style="width:300px;height:250px;margin:0 auto">content-sidebar-rectangle · 300x250</div> <div class="adsclk-slot " data-adsclk-zone="half-page" data-adsclk-w="300" data-adsclk-h="600" style="width:300px;height:600px;margin:0 auto">half-page · 300x600</div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </main> <div class="max-w-[1440px] mx-auto px-4"> <div class="hidden md:flex my-10"> <div class="adsclk-slot " data-adsclk-zone="site-footer-leaderboard" data-adsclk-w="728" data-adsclk-h="90" style="width:728px;height:90px;margin:0 auto">site-footer-leaderboard · 728x90</div> </div> </div> <footer class="border-t border-slate-200 bg-slate-50"> <div class="max-w-[1440px] mx-auto px-4 py-10 grid md:grid-cols-4 gap-8 text-sm"> <div class="md:col-span-2"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5"> <span class="inline-grid place-items-center w-9 h-9 rounded bg-leaf-500 text-white font-bold">AT</span> <span class="font-semibold text-lg">Academic Tutorials</span> </div> <p class="mt-3 text-ink-700 max-w-md"> 138 tutorials · 616 articles · 1,126 interview Q&amp;A · 991 FAQs · 1,080 books. Free since 2005. </p> </div> <div> <p class="font-semibold text-ink-900 mb-3">Learn</p> <ul class="space-y-2 text-ink-700"> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Tutorials</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/articles" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/interview-questions" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Interview Q&amp;A</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/faqs" class="hover:text-leaf-700">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/books" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Books</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> <p class="font-semibold text-ink-900 mb-3">About</p> <ul class="space-y-2 text-ink-700"> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/about" class="hover:text-leaf-700">About us</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/contact" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/privacy" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://academictutorials.com/sitemap.xml" class="hover:text-leaf-700">Sitemap</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="border-t border-slate-200"> <p class="max-w-[1440px] mx-auto px-4 py-4 text-xs text-ink-500"> © 2026 Academic Tutorials · A Phoenix Softwares property. </p> </div> </footer> <script src="https://banners.adsclk.com/loader.js" async defer></script> </body> </html>