What type of applications assist users in web surfing?

Browsers are specialized software applications designed specifically for retrieving, presenting, and navigating information on the World Wide Web. They allow users to access websites, display content such as text and images, and interact with online resources through hyperlinks. Browsers support various web technologies to render web pages correctly, making it possible for users to explore the internet efficiently.

In contrast, editors typically refer to software used for creating and modifying text or code, readers are generally used for viewing documents or e-books, and players are applications that enable the playback of multimedia content, such as audio or video files. While each of these application types has its own specific function, only browsers are explicitly created to assist users in web surfing by facilitating access to and interaction with online content.