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Definition of scanner noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scanner

noun
 
/ˈskænə(r)/
 
/ˈskænər/
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  1. a device for examining something or recording something using light, sound or X-rays
    • The identity cards are examined by an electronic scanner.
    see also body scanner
  2. (computing) a device which copies pictures and documents so that they can be stored on a computer
    • a document scanner
    see also pen scanner see also flatbed scannerTopics Computersb2
  3. a machine used by doctors to produce a picture of the inside of a person’s body on a computer screenTopics Healthcarec1
  4. a piece of equipment for receiving and sending radar signals
See scanner in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee scanner in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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