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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 watered; and the officers had barely time to have their sea arrangements completed, before the frigate again expanded her canvas to a favourable breeze. In a few hours the island was left so far astern as to appear like the blue mist which so often deceives the expectant scanner of the horizon. ...
— The King's Own • Captain Frederick Marryat


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


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