scanner

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

to scan + -er

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
scanner

Plural
scanners

scanner (plural scanners)

  1. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
    He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.
  2. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
  3. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, x-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
  4. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
  5. One who scans.

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[edit] Translations

device which scans documents
radio receiver
device that uses radiation to produce images
optical device
one who scans
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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

scanner m.

  1. scanner
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