A program to allow a file to be read (or played) but not changed. Viewers are often freely distributable, even when theeditor application is not. This allows you to create files with theeditor and make the viewer available to other users to view your files, e.g. on a ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=website">website. examples include the Word and Adobe Acrobat viewers. (1997-08-29)
