Scanner

/skˈænɐ/

/ˈskænɝ/

Scanner

a device that creates a digital copy of a document or photo and sends it to a computer

‌a device used by doctors and physicians that produces an image of structures within the body on a computer screen

a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area

someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

Examples

1. Will the fingerprint scanner still function?

2. Scanner activated.

3. We used scanners.

4. So we put scanners.