An accessibility tool that allows users to display the information on a computer screen as larger than normal. It allows users with vision problems to see smaller objects on the screen easier.

tool used to see anything up close; enlarges object being viewed; allows one to view objects closely; very effective when used properly for persons with magnifier; may be used by the legally blind with partial vision as a reading tool.

The Windows Magnifier is an Accessibility Tool that comes with Windows. It allows you to create a magnified area of your screen that can move around with either your cursor, keyboard or text editing movements. guddistuu View

An optical device used to observe very small details. Used for quality control. See also: linen tester; loupe.

a scientific instrument that magnifies an image

A device used to increase the size of an image through the use of lenses or lens systems. A magnifier may be used at any distance from the eye (e.g., stand type, hand held, or spectacle mounted).

Found on some models of compasses, these help the user read the small print on a map.

an important part of visual inspection

n. one that magnifies, especially a magnifying glass.

One who, or that which, magnifies.