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scanner
1. n. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.
2. n. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
3. n. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
4. n. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
5. n. One who scans.

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Example Sentences

He puts the scanner back in his pocket and sighs.  A door frame with a scanner mounted on it is wheeled out and a security guard is the presenter.

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