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scanner
Found in thesaurus: reader, referee, reviewer, data input device, input device, electronic device, dish, dish antenna, saucer, dish aerial, detector
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scanner
n.
person or thing that scans; peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
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Scanner
Scanner may refer to:
Technology
For invisible radiation
- Scanner (radio), for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts
- An outside broadcasting control vehicle
- A rotating radar antenna
- Neutron scanner, a scanner which utilizes neutrons to penetrate objects for analysis
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scanner
Noun
1. someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
(hypernym) reviewer, referee, reader
(derivation) scan
2. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
(synonym) digital scanner, image scanner
(hypernym) electronic device
(derivation) scan
3. a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
(hypernym) dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
(derivation) scan
4. a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"
(synonym) electronic scanner
(hypernym) detector
(derivation) scan
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scanner
scanner, peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
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scanner
v.
scan, convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical scanner (Computers)
scanner
nm.
scanner, person or thing that scans; peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)
