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Mozilla

Mozilla

1. The original name for Netscape Navigator. The name is derived from "Mosaic" (the dominant browser at the time) + "Godzilla". The term "Mozilla" is still used by both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer to identify the type of browser. Mozilla has been superseded by Firefox.

Relevant links:

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp - To download the latest Netscape browser.

2. Open source browser and toolkit.

Relevant links:

www.mozilla.org - Mozilla website, from which the (free) browser can be downloaded for a variety of different operating systems.

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