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Dictionary Results for scanner:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

scanner
    n 1: someone who scans verse to determine the number and
         prosodic value of the syllables
    2: an electronic device that generates a digital representation
       of an image for data input to a computer [syn: scanner,
       digital scanner, image scanner]
    3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a
       broad area
    4: 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" [syn: scanner, electronic scanner]

2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

scanner

   1. An input device that takes in an optical image and
   digitises it into an electronic image represented as binary
   data.  This can be used to create a computerised version of a
   photo or illustration.

   A scanner may be linked to optical character recognition
   software allowing printed documents to be converted to
   electronic text without having to type them in at a keyboard.

   2. lexical analyser.

   (1995-02-14)

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