scanner
/ˈskænər/
noun
- A device that captures images, text, or documents and converts them into digital files.
- The flatbed scanner can handle photos up to 8.5 by 11 inches.
- She placed the old photograph on the scanner and saved it to her computer.
- I used the office scanner to make a digital copy of the contract.
- A device that reads barcodes, QR codes, or other codes to retrieve information.
- The QR code scanner on my phone opened the restaurant's menu instantly.
- The cashier passed the product over the barcode scanner to ring it up.
- Warehouse workers use handheld scanners to track inventory.
- A device that examines the body or objects using technology such as X-rays or radio waves for medical or security purposes.
- Airport security asked everyone to walk through the body scanner.
- The veterinarian used an ultrasound scanner to check the dog's heart.
- The hospital's CT scanner provides detailed images of the brain.
- A person who reads or examines something quickly and thoroughly.
- As a news scanner, he skimmed dozens of articles each morning.
- The editor acted as a scanner, checking every line for mistakes.
- She is a quick scanner of data sheets, spotting errors in seconds.
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