A program that displays the contents of an electronic (digital) file. Viewers may be stand-alone programs or components within a larger program. They are widely used to display images downloaded from BBSs, online services and the Internet. Viewers for sound and video files are also available.
A viewer typically displays or plays one type of file, whereas a file viewer is a program that supports many different formats. See file viewer.
A viewer typically displays or plays one type of file, whereas a file viewer is a program that supports many different formats. See file viewer.
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