Scanner

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  • noun. One that scans.
  • noun. A receiver that continuously broadcasts signals it detects from specified radio frequencies.
  • noun. An optical scanner.
  • noun. A device, such as a CT scanner or PET scanner, for observing internal organs, tissues, and other parts of the body.
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  • 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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  • noun. someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
  • noun. a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
  • noun. a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
  • noun. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
  • Word Usage
    "Rina-the-Arctic-Fox says my scanner is gay xD; I like it, more or less * pats scanner* but with all those white dots it's evil, she's right."
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