scan|ner

scan|ner
scan|ner «SKAN uhr», noun.
1. a person or thing that scans.
2. = scanning disk. (Cf. ↑scanning disk)
3. the rotating antenna that sends out and receives radar signals: »

The scanner is mounted in the nose of the aircraft and must be capable of operating under all conditions of pressure and temperature encountered in flight (New Scientist).

4. a photoelectric cell that scans printed data and converts it into the electric impulses fed into a computer or dataprocessing machine.
5. a device that converts a document or picture into digital form that can be stored and manipulated in a computer.
6. a machine used in medicine to examine body structures by means of x-rays, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosic purposes.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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