A web browser's basic function is display HTML web pages with CSS style sheets and maybe some Javascript code. Most web browsers also have a Java Virtual Machine built in to execute Java applets and Flash also seems to be more or less standard now a days. There are, however, many more technologies that people would like to see supported in a web browser and to allow this, most browsers do support the extension of their capabilities through browser plug-ins. So, if for instance, you would like to play a shockwave game, you need the latest shockwave plug-in.

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