browsewrap
English
Alternative forms
- browse-wrap
Etymology
browse + wrap, modelled on clickwrap, itself modelled on shrinkwrap.
Noun
browsewrap (usually uncountable, plural browsewraps)
- (law, Internet) A form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website.
- 2004, Louis S. Freeman, Tax strategies for corporate acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, reorganizations and restructurings
- Relative to clickwrap, browsewrap is easily ignored by consumers, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation.
- 2004, Louis S. Freeman, Tax strategies for corporate acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, reorganizations and restructurings