browsewrap

noun

browsewrap

noun

Etymology From browse + wrap, modelled on clickwrap, itself modelled on shrinkwrap.

1

Law Internet, Usually A form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website.

  • 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:

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