scanner
noun
scan·ner
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Definition of scanner
: one that scans: such as
a
: a device for sensing recorded data (as in a bar code)
a supermarket scanner
b
: a radio receiver that sequentially scans a range of frequencies for a signal
c
: a device that scans an image (such as a photograph) or document (such as a page of text) especially for use or storage on a computer
d
: a medical device for scanning a living body to collect diagnostic information — see ct scanner
Examples of scanner in a Sentence
a price scanner at a supermarket
Recent Examples on the Web
Upon arrival at the stadium, present the barcode to the ticket scanner. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "What you need to know about the Rolling Stones concert at State Farm Stadium," 20 Aug. 2019 If the paper doesn’t pass the test, either by being fraudulent or from a different election, the scanner will reject the paper and won’t record the vote. — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, "Hackers Take on Darpa's $10 Million Voting Machine," 9 Aug. 2019 In DeepPET, where the system has learned the PET scanner’s physical and statistical characteristics, as well as how typical PET images look, no repeats are required. — Julie Grisham, Scientific American, "Faster, clearer PET images offer new views on disease," 9 July 2019 Also, an e-verification mechanism will be put in place so that funds raised by startups are not brought under the scanner. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Good news for young startups as India eases scrutiny on angel investment," 5 July 2019 Fellow volunteer fighters alerted authorities and tuned in to the online Tucson police scanner for updates. Marines who had served with Howard sent a veteran to the park, who arrived just before Hudson. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Two buddies survived fighting Islamic State, but for one civilian life was too much," 20 June 2019 The two compete to see whose face the biometric scanner will recognize first. — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, "Home Is Where They Know Your Name (and Face, Hands and Fingerprints)," 20 June 2019 The media monitors records of police calls and listens in to scanner traffic; The News also reviews bookings into the county jails to see if there are major crimes of public interest that should be reported. — Cary Aspinwall, Dallas News, "Police responded to his 911 call for help. He died. What happened to Tony Timpa?," 2 Aug. 2019 The school police got the report of shooting at the front of the campus on Thorn Street near Fairmount Avenue, according to police scanner traffic. — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "City Heights school locked down with BB shooting nearby," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scanner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for scanner
scanner
noun
English Language Learners Definition of scanner
: a device that reads or copies information or images into a computer
: a device that is used to see inside something
: a radio receiver that searches for a signal
See the full definition for scanner in the English Language Learners Dictionary
scanner
noun
scan·ner
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Kids Definition of scanner
: a device that converts a printed image (as text or a photograph) into a form a computer can display or alter
scanner
noun
scan·ner
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Medical Definition of scanner
: a device (as a CT scanner) for making scans of a living body
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