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In ecology, browsing is the feeding of a herbivore on the leaves, twigs, shoots, and bark of woody plants and shrubs, as opposed to grazing on grasses and low herbaceous growth. Hofmann and Stewart (1972), in Grazer or browser: A classification based on the stomach-structure and feeding habits of East African ruminants, sorted ruminants into browsers, grazers, and intermediate feeders by gut anatomy and diet, and Hofmann's (1989) Evolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants set out the physiological basis of that split. The referent here is an animal's diet of woody plant parts, not a human way of looking through information or a shopper moving through a store.[1][2]
In information science, browsing is an informal, exploratory way of seeking information by scanning what is available and following what looks promising, rather than issuing a precise query. Bates (1989), in The design of browsing and berrypicking techniques for the online search interface, modeled searching as an evolving path in which a seeker gathers pieces while browsing, and Marchionini (1995), in Information seeking in electronic environments, gave the widely used account of browsing as an opportunistic, interactive strategy that contrasts with analytical query-based search. The referent is a human way of looking for information, not an animal's diet or a retail activity.[3][4]
In consumer behavior, browsing is the examination of a retailer's merchandise for recreation or information without an immediate intention to buy. Bloch, Ridgway, and Sherrell (1989), in Extending the concept of shopping: An investigation of browsing activity, defined and measured this activity and separated it from goal-directed prepurchase search, and later work carried the idea into online stores. The referent is a shopper's in-store or on-site activity, not an animal feeding on woody plants or a person looking for information in a library or database.[5]
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