finder [`fīnd·ǝr] COMMUNICATIONS 1. An optical or electronic device that shows the field of action covered by a television camera. 2. Switch or relay group in telephone switching systems that selects the path which the call is to take through the system; operates under the control of the calling station's dial. OPTICS A small telescope having a wide-angle lens and low power, which is attached to a larger telescope and points in the same direction; used to locate objects that are to be viewed in the larger telescope. |