In medicine, an instrument that takes pictures of the inside of the body.

Relationships Narrower Term:  flatbed scanner rotary scanner Related Term:  bar code (also optical scanner), n. ~ 1. Computing · A device used to transform an analog image into a raster graphic. - 2. [..]

Hardware which allows you to transfer paper documents (like traditional photos) into your computer as digital files. Many modern home printers come with attached scanners.

A device used to digitize film images. Each film frames yields a separate digital image file.

Electronic device that captures an impression of an object (commonly a photographic print or other flat document) and converts it into a digital image which can be edited and saved on a computer.

Electronic device used to scan an image.

1550s, "person who examines critically," agent noun from scan (v.). From 1927 as a type of mechanical device, in mid-20c. use especially of radar and medical devices; later of computer acces [..]

An electronic device that uses light-sensing equipment to scan paper images such as text, photos, and illustrations and translate the images into signals that the computer can then store, modify, or distribute.

1. (marketing research definition) An electronic device that automatically reads imprinted Universal Product Codes as the product is pulled across the scanner, looks up the price in an attached computer, and instantly prints the price of the item on the cash register tape. 2. (sales promotion definition) An electronic device that records retail pur [..]

A device that resolves a two-dimensional object, such as a business document, into a stream of bits by raster scanning and quantization.

A sensor with a narrow field of view that must scan to enlarge the portion of the atmosphere or earth being measured.

A device that senses alterations of light and dark.

In computer graphics, a device that sequentially samples and records digitally the color and intensity of successive elements of an object or image (e.g., a flat, paper object such as a photograph or drawing), for digital storage, transmission, or processing. Note: The collected data are usually stored in one of several computer graphics formats. 2 [..]

Jensens Internet Dictionary Both hand-held and flatbed hardware and software for copying graphics images and text into computer files. Both color and black and white options are available. We have never had much luck with hand-held versions, but flatbed scanners do a terrific job. Text scanned as graphics must be converted into computer text via sp [..]

is a piece of hardware. It works a bit like a photocopier to convert a piece of paper with pictures and text into a form that can by used in word processing, or on the internet. Some printers will sca [..]

Optical scanner, also electric device used in making color separation.

In data processing, a peripheral device that reads and converts handwritten or printed text, graphics, or barcodes into digital format (a bitmap) for processing or display on a computer screen, withou [..]

A device that converts images (such as photographs) into digital form so that they can be stored and manipulated on computers.

A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.

A device used to convert hard copy, e.g. a printed page, photograph or photographic negative, into a form that can be stored on a computer. See Section 1.3.3, Module 1.2 for further information and an [..]

A radio receiver that moves across a wide range of radio frequencies and allows audiences to listen to any of the frequencies.

An electronic register system that automatically records the product description and retail price for an item by reading a UPC code with a laser.

a digitizing device using light sensitivity to translate a picture or typed text into a pattern of tiny squares (or pixels) which can be understood and stored by a computer. To obtain acceptable quali [..]

A device that converts a printed page or image into an digital representation that can be viewed and manipulated on a computer.

A device used to digitize images to be manipulated, output, or stored on a computer.

A scanner is a device you can buy at a computer store that allows you to convert photographs and images on paper into a file format that can be displayed on the computer screen. Scanners often allow y [..]

A class for breaking a stream of characters into tokens using regex expressions to describe where to make the splits. It is also capable of converting the String tokens into ints, longs etc. The sourc [..]

A scanner is a piece of hardware that will examine a picture and produce a computer file that represents what it sees. A digital camera is a related device. Each has its own limitations.

(n) someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables(n) an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer(n) a ra [..]

A machine that scans a printed image, such as a photograph or a page of text, and turns it into a file that can be displayed and manipulated on a computer.

a computer peripheral that converts images into digital data. Flatbed scanners usually work with reflective images or objects, although some have transparency adapters. Film scanners work with photogr [..]

An input device that reads images or text and converts the data into digital signals. Graphical scanners read photos or other images into the computer and digitize them, producing bitmapped graphics

Electronic device used to make color separations and sometimes halftones and duotones.

Electronic device used to scan an image.

A pan only unit. Scanning

A device that monitors the pilot and main flame of a furnace.

An optical device that converts images such as photographs, into digital form so that they can be stored and manipulated on your PC. Different methods of illumination transmit light through red, green [..]

A hardware peripheral that illuminates, reads and then converts original text, artwork or film into digital data. Types of scanners include: flatbed or drum, and color or black-and-white.

A computer peripheral that turns prints, artwork or film into digital files.

An optical device that converts images - such as photographs - into digital form so they can be stored and manipulated on computers. Different methods of illumination transmit light through red, green [..]

A device that reads a printed page and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. It works by digitising an image – converting everything on the page (text and graphics objects) – into one ra [..]

Scans and converts photographs from a tangible image into a digital file that can be manipulated and saved on a computer.

X-ray image-detecting devices that make a focused image of body structures lying in a predetermined plane from which more complex images are computed.

The rotating or oscillating aerial of a radar set.

A scanner is an electronic device which can capture images from physical items and convert them into digital formats, which in turn can be stored in a computer, and viewed or modified using software a [..]

A picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In liver scanning and bone scanning, radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodst [..]

a front end capture system, or device that scans the film or transparency and creates a digital version of the photograph. The electronic file can be saved in several computer formats.

A device that converts an image of a document or microform into digital form for electronic processing and storage.

An electronic register system that automatically records the product description and retail price for an item by reading a UPC code with a laser.scanner allowance: