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| scan·ner [ skánnər ] (plural scan·ners) |
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1. device putting something into digital form: an input device used to convert an image or text into digital form for storage or display
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2. data-scanning device: a device for examining written or recorded data, e.g. for reading a product bar code for inventory and pricing purposes
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3. body-scanning device: a device used to obtain information about the internal parts of the body without the need for surgery, or the contents of something without the need for opening it.
See also CAT scanner
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4. radio receiver: a receiver that continuously broadcasts radio signals it picks up from specific frequencies
  a police scanner
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5. radar searching device: a rotating directional radar antenna that emits a beam to search for or locate objects
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6. somebody who scans texts: somebody who scans texts, e.g. for errors or in poetic analysis
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