Meaning of 'scanner'

Find the meaning of the word ‘scanner’

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Meaning of ‘scanner’

4 definitions found.

scanner

noun

a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

Example: "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"

Synonyms: electronic scanner

noun

a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area

noun

an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

Synonyms: digital scanner image scanner

noun

someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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