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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 [syn: digital
scanner, image scanner]
3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a
broad area
4: a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some
selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal
or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio
channels" [syn: electronic scanner]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Scanner :
1. An input device that takes in an optical image and
digitises it into an electronic image represented as binary
data. This can be used to create a computerised version of a
photo or illustration.
A scanner may be linked to optical character recognition
software allowing printed documents to be converted to
electronic text without having to type them in at a keyboard.
2. lexical analyser.
(1995-02-14)
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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