scanner

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English

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Etymology

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From scan +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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scanner (plural scanners)

  1. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]
    He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.
  2. A device which scans barcodes or QR codes for the purpose of charging a customer, performing a price check or enquiry, printing a price label or sticker, checking an item in or out of the store or warehouse, or finding an item ordered through click and collect and its corresponding location; a pricing gun or HHT.
  3. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
  4. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
      Chorban: I'm using a small scanner to gather readings on the keepers.
      Chorban: So far, I've had mixed results. I find it difficult to get near the creatures.
  5. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
  6. One who scans. [from 16th c.]

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English scanner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɛ.nər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: scan‧ner

Noun

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scanner m (plural scanners, diminutive scannertje n)

  1. scanner (scanning device)

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English scan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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scanner

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

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English scan +‎ -er.

Verb

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scanner (gerund scann'nie)

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

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English scanner.

Noun

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scanner m (plural scanners)

  1. Alternative form of escâner
  2. Alternative form of scâner

Spanish

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Noun

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scanner m (plural scanners or #)

  1. Alternative spelling of escáner

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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scanner c

  1. a scanner (e.g. a document scanner or barcode reader)
    Synonym: bildläsare

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