scanner

See also: Scanner

English

Etymology

From scan +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

scanner (plural scanners)

  1. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
    He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.
  2. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
  3. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
  4. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
  5. One who scans.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From English scanner.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: scan‧ner

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners, diminutive scannertje n)

  1. scanner

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English scan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ska.ne/

Verb

scanner

  1. to scan (to create a digital copy of an image using a scanner)

Conjugation

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English scan +‎ -er.

Verb

scanner (gerund scann'nie)

  1. (Jersey, computing, etc.) to scan

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English scanner.

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners)

  1. Alternative form of escâner

Spanish

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners or scanner)

  1. Alternative spelling of escáner
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