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scanner - What does it mean?

Definition of 'scanner'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • 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.
  • A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
  • A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
  • A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
  • One who scans.
  • Derived terms

    * * full body scanner * millimeter wave scanner * X-ray scanner

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