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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.
explorer
A person who explores unknown areas; an explorer. This meaning is less common in German than the word 'Entdecker' (explorer/discoverer).
Die großen Explorer der frühen Neuzeit kartierten weite Teile der Welt.
The great explorers of the early modern period mapped large parts of the world.
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.
browser
Browser is the general term for a program used to display websites. Explorer can also be used for browsing when Internet Explorer is meant; Explorer on its own can also refer to a program for managing files.
Auf dem alten Computer öffne ich die Webseite mit dem Internet-Explorer.
On the old computer, I open the website with Internet Explorer.
Zum Öffnen der Webseite starte ich meinen Browser.
I start my browser to open the website.
