scanner

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Synonyms: spanner, scunner, canner, scanned, scanger, scanter, sanner, swanner, stanner, sconner

Antonyms: spanner, scunner, canner, scanned, scanger, scanter, sanner, swanner, stanner, sconner

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Noun

1. One who [[scan]]s. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. A [[device]] which [[scan]]s [[document]]s in order to convert them to a [[digital]] [[medium]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
3. A [[device]] which [[scan]]s [[barcode]]s or [[QR code]]s 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]].
4. A [[radio]] [[receiver]] which [[iterate]]s through a [[sequence]] of [[frequencies]] to detect signal.
5. A device which uses [[radiation]] ([[ultrasound]], [[X-ray]], etc.) to generate images of [[tissue]] or [[surface]]s for [[diagnostic]] purposes.
6. A device which uses [[optic]]s to [[detect]] printed [[data]] (such as a [[barcode]]).

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