Scanner Definition

skănər
scanners
noun
scanners

A person or thing that scans; esp., any device used in television, optical character recognition, etc. for scanning.

Webster's New World
One that scans.
A scanner of newspapers.
American Heritage
A receiver that continuously broadcasts signals it detects from specified radio frequencies.
Heard about the robbery over the police scanner.
American Heritage
An optical scanner.
American Heritage Medicine
A device, such as a CT scanner or PET scanner, for observing internal organs, tissues, and other parts of the body.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • image scanner
  • digital scanner
  • electronic scanner

Other Word Forms of Scanner

Noun

Singular:
scanner
Plural:
scanners

Origin of Scanner

  • scan + -er

    From Wiktionary

Scanner Sentence Examples

  • I heard about it on the scanner and we came over here as fast as we could.

  • You can even personalize the labels by "naming" the candle or lotion after the recipient, and putting their picture on it using a scanner, computer, and print program.

  • The slide labels, even handwritten ones, scan well so the scanner allows both text and image compilation of slides in one go.

  • Factors to be considered when selecting an appropriate scanner include optical resolution, optical density, bit depth and scanning time.

  • We have recently installed a scanner capable of scanning at 65 pages per minute.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

Words Ending With

RERNER

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