If you want to read more about the magic behind modern browsers, you can check out this post: don't know how to explain in terms of "Engine". The following image shows the high level architectural overview of Chromium architecture (Google Chrome open source version). A rendering engine is just a crucial part in the rendering process. Your friend seems to be an expert and must also know about the rendering process, which is responsible for constructing a web page. A rendering engine consists of two primary components: WebCore which contains core layout functionality and JavaScriptCore where JavaScript interpreter V8 lives. The rendering engine in this context refers to a program that constructs DOM, executes JavaScript, and layout out web pages, e.g. If you look at the Chromium's architecture, you will notice that the browser process/engine coordinates page content with rendering processes. The browser engine: marshals actions between the UI and the rendering The browser engine in this context refers to the browser process which is mainly responsible for managing all render processes and displaying UI. The rendering engine in this context would be.if your friend knows this word, he or she should fall into context 2 :)Ĭontext 2: if you are talking to a friend who knows how browsers work and all the crazy magic behind them. If you search for browser engine in Wikipedia, it tells you popular browser engines include Webkit, Gecko, Trident, and so forth ( ). The browser engine in this context refers to a software that powers your browser and responsible for displaying content on screen. I think the answer depends on which context we are talking about here (oh man, engineers like using terms differently for different contexts).Ĭontext 1: if you are talking to a friend who just knows basic knowledge about the web.
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