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viewfinder

American  
[vyoo-fahyn-der] / ˈvyuˌfaɪn dər /

noun

Photography.

  1. finder.

viewfinder British  
/ ˈvjuːˌfaɪndə /

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: finder.  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

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Etymology

Origin of viewfinder

First recorded in 1890–95; view + finder

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