scanner
- Noun. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
- Noun. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
- Noun. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
- Noun. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
- Noun. One who scans.
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