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Definition of Scanner
1. Noun. Someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables.
2. Noun. An electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer.
Generic synonyms: Data Input Device, Input Device, Electronic Device
Derivative terms: Scan
3. Noun. A radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area.
4. Noun. A radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition. "They used scanners to monitor police radio channels"
Definition of Scanner
1. Noun. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. ¹
2. Noun. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal. ¹
3. Noun. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes. ¹
4. Noun. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode). ¹
5. Noun. One who scans. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scanner
1. one that scans [n -S] - See also: scans
Medical Definition of Scanner
1. A device or instrument that scans. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scanner
Literary usage of Scanner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Improving Data to Analyze Food And Nutrition Policies by National Academies Press (U.S.) (2005)
"USE OF scanner DATA scanner datasets from retail stores and from household panel
scanner surveys include very detailed information ..."
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