browser sniffing

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20:57 May 27, 2010
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Internet, e-Commerce
Additional field(s): Computers (general)
English term or phrase: browser sniffing
Definition from hostingchecker.com:
The process in which the web site tries to determine what kind of web browser the user is using. This is done to suit the website to the particular capabilities of the browser.

Example sentence(s):
  • Web standards have made browser sniffing far less necessary on the server side, unless you happen to be implementing a browser statistics application. Sitepoint
  • The file is extensible in the sense that you can add your own properties (such as 'crawler', 'stripper' etc) and add your own browser-sniffing filters for newer browsers such as Firebird and Firefox. The Code Project
  • Some banks do browser-sniffing where they attempt to discover which browser you're using, and if it's not IE they bounce you away. Computerworld
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3 -1όσφρηση φυλλομετρητή
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όσφρηση φυλλομετρητή


Definition from own experience or research:
Σαν όσφρηση φυλλομετρητή μπορεί να οριστεί η ιδιότητα του τελευταίου να "αντιληφθεί" τα περιεχόμενα μιας βάσης δεδομένων, ενός καταλόγου αρχείων, ή του Ιντερνέτ για αναζήτηση ενός συγκεκριμένου στοιχείου είτε οποιουδήποτε ενδιαφέροντος αντικειμένου.

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Explanation:
More details can be found in the original language in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_sniffing
George Amolochitis
Greece
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in GreekGreek

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
No  Philip Lees: The Greek phrase is an accurate literal translation of the English. However, the definition is the opposite of that given in the original question, i.e. it is the browser obtaining information, rather than a server obtaining information about the browser.
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