ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Accelerator (Internet Explorer)

An accelerator in Internet Explorer is like a magic button that helps you do things faster and easier.

Imagine you are at a park and you want to have an ice cream. Without an accelerator, you would need to walk or run to the ice cream truck, wait in line, and then choose your flavor. That can take some time and effort, right?

But with an accelerator, it's like a shortcut that takes you directly to the ice cream truck, and you don't have to wait in line or even decide on a flavor. It's that easy!

In Internet Explorer, accelerators work in a similar way. They can help you do things like search for a word's definition, translate a webpage, or send an email with just a few clicks.

So, if you're browsing the internet and you come across a word you don't know, just select that word and click on the accelerator button. Then, choose the "define" accelerator and magically you'll see the definition of that word without having to go to another website or check a dictionary.

Accelerators make our internet experience more efficient and seamless, just like the ice cream truck shortcut makes getting ice cream faster and easier.