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Explorer
A computer program used to navigate and manage files (File Explorer) or to browse the internet (Internet Explorer).
Öffne den Explorer, um den Ordner mit deinen Dokumenten zu finden.
Open Explorer to find the folder with your documents.
The meaning of 'Explorer' (Explorer/explorer) is almost always clear from the context. If you are talking about computers, files, or the internet, it refers to the program. If it is about history, geography, or voyages of discovery, it refers to a person.
Ich kann die Datei nicht finden, also öffne ich den Explorer.
I can't find the file, so I'll open Explorer.
In a computer context, 'Explorer' (Explorer) is often made more precise, for example as 'Datei-Explorer' (File Explorer, for managing files) or 'Internet Explorer' (a specific web browser). Common verbs are 'öffnen' (to open), 'schließen' (to close), or 'starten' (to start/launch).
Klicke auf das Ordnersymbol, um den Datei-Explorer zu starten.
Click the folder icon to start File Explorer.
As a term for a person, 'Explorer' (explorer) is mainly used in historical or literary texts. It often refers to well-known, usually non-German explorers from history.
In dem Buch geht es um die Abenteuer eines furchtlosen Explorers im Amazonas.
The book is about the adventures of a fearless explorer in the Amazon.
researcher
'der Forscher' and 'der Explorer' can both have to do with discovering and investigating. 'der Forscher' is the normal German word for a person who works scientifically. 'der Explorer' can mean a person who explores unknown areas, but this meaning is rare in German. Much more often, people think of a computer program when they hear 'Explorer'. Learners may confuse the words because 'Explorer' sounds similar to English 'explorer'. For science, 'Forscher' is almost always better. 'Explorer' only fits in special contexts or in technology.
In dem Bericht wird der Explorer als mutiger Entdecker unbekannter Inseln beschrieben.
In the report, the explorer is described as a brave discoverer of unknown islands.
Der Forscher vergleicht die Ergebnisse mit älteren Studien.
The researcher compares the results with older studies.