viewfinder

[ vyoo-fahyn-der ]
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nounPhotography.

Origin of viewfinder

1
First recorded in 1890–95; view + finder

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British Dictionary definitions for viewfinder

viewfinder

/ (ˈvjuːˌfaɪndə) /


noun
  1. a device on a camera, consisting of a lens system and sometimes a ground-glass screen, enabling the user to see what will be included in his photograph: Sometimes shortened to: finder

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