why do web browsers use so much ram, while the average size of an entire webpage is 2mb?

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From what I understand, one could cache 100 web pages (obviously, 2mb is average, but there are much smaller and much larger than that) in about 200mb. 1GB could cache literally 500 web pages.

How come web browsers use so much ram then?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

The plans for a house are drawn on a piece of paper, yet the house takes up so much more space.

The website code is just the plan, then the browser has to build it, just like the house gets built.

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