scanner

scan·ner  (sknr)

n.

1. One that scans.

2. A receiver that continuously broadcasts signals it detects from specified radio frequencies: heard about the robbery over the police officer's scanner.

3. An optical scanner.

4. A device, such as a CAT scanner or PET scanner, for observing internal organs, tissues, and other parts of the body,

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scanner [ˈskænə]

n

1. a person or thing that scans

2. (Electronics) a device, usually electronic, used to measure or sample the distribution of some quantity or condition in a particular system, region, or area

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an aerial or similar device designed to transmit or receive signals, esp radar signals, inside a given solid angle of space, thus allowing a particular region to be scanned

4. (Medicine) any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part See CAT scanner, nuclear magnetic resonance scanner, ultrasound scanner

5. Informal a television outside broadcast vehicle

6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) short for optical scanner

7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing an electronic device which scans artwork and illustrations and converts the images to digital form for manipulation, and incorporation into printed publications

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scanner - someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables reviewer, referee, reader - someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
	2.	scanner - an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer digital scanner, image scanner data input device, input device - a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
	3.	scanner - a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer, dish - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
	4.	scanner - a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels" electronic scanner detector - electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Translations

scanner [ˈskænəʳ] N

1. (Med) → escáner m, scanner m (also ultra-sound scanner) → ecógrafo m

2. (Comput) (in airports) → escáner m

3. (Radar) → antena f direccional

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scanner [ˈskænə^r] n → scanner m, scanographe m

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scanner

n (Rad) → Richtantenne f; (TV) → Bildabtaster m; (Comput: = OCR reader, Med) → Scanner m

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scanner [ˈskænəʳ] n (Radar, Med) → scanner m inv; (for bar codes) → lettore m di codice a barre

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scanner → ماسح ضوئي skener scanner Scanner σκάνερ escáner skanneri scanner skener scanner スキャナー 스캐너 scanner skanner skaner scanner сканнер skanner อุปกรณ์รับและส่งสัญญาน tarayıcı máy quét 扫描器