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[[Google]] has launched '''Chrome''' [http://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en-US/welcome.html].
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| name          = Google Chrome
| logo          =
| screenshot    =
| website        = www.google.com/chrome
| creator        = Google
| developer      = Google
| type          = [[Web browser]]
| release_first  = Sept 2008
| release_stable =
| source_model  = Mostly [[open source]]
| licence        = [http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html Google Chrome TOS]
| os            = Windows
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'''Google Chrome''' is a [[web browser]] developed by [[Google]]. Most of the code for Chrome is released in the form of Google's open source [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] project, but Chrome itself contains closed-source components.
 
Chrome is designed to be clean and fast, and uses a new [[JavaScript]] engine called V8. The key technical innovation is that each tab in the browser is a separate process, meaning that badly-written scripts running in one tab do not affect other tabs<ref>Google Chrome, [http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/why.html A fresh take on the browser]</ref>. Somewhat unusally, Google announced Chrome by producing a comic book illustrating the features and design of the browser<ref>[http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/ Google Chrome comic book]</ref>, and have produced a behind-the-scenes video <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmO7Oximw8]</ref>.
 
The open source code base used in Chrome is called 'Chromium' and is released under the BSD License<ref>Google Code, [http://code.google.com/chromium/ Chromium]</ref>. Chromium and Chrome are based on [[WebKit]], an open-source HTML renderer, which is used in the [[Safari (browser)]], the [[iPhone]] and [[Android]], Google's handheld platform.
 
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Google Chrome
Website www.google.com/chrome
Created by Google
Developed by Google
Software type Web browser
Initial release Sept 2008
Source model Mostly open source
Licence Google Chrome TOS
Supported OSes Windows

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google. Most of the code for Chrome is released in the form of Google's open source Chromium project, but Chrome itself contains closed-source components.

Chrome is designed to be clean and fast, and uses a new JavaScript engine called V8. The key technical innovation is that each tab in the browser is a separate process, meaning that badly-written scripts running in one tab do not affect other tabs[1]. Somewhat unusally, Google announced Chrome by producing a comic book illustrating the features and design of the browser[2], and have produced a behind-the-scenes video [3].

The open source code base used in Chrome is called 'Chromium' and is released under the BSD License[4]. Chromium and Chrome are based on WebKit, an open-source HTML renderer, which is used in the Safari (browser), the iPhone and Android, Google's handheld platform.

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