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Scanner   /skˈænər/   Listen
Scanner

noun
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.  Synonyms: 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.  Synonym: electronic scanner.



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"Scanner" Quotes from Famous Books



... and placed a scroll in the scanner. "I have already gone into that question with research technicians," he said. "And I have the figures here." He switched on the scanner and began ...
— This Crowded Earth • Robert Bloch
... told them about the UFO, but neither the pilot nor the copilot could see it because it was now directly under the B-29. The pilot was just in the process of telling him that he was crazy when one of the scanners in an aft blister called in; he and the other scanner could also see ...
— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt


Words linked to "Scanner" :   dish antenna, detector, data input device, dish, dish aerial, saucer, input device, reviewer, electronic device, referee, scan, reader, positron emission tomography scanner


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