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Scanner

Scanner

See also: scanner

German

Noun

Scanner m (genitive Scanners, plural Scanner)

  1. scanner

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scanner

scanner

See also: Scanner

English

Noun

scanner (plural scanners)

  1. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
    He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.
  2. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
  3. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
  4. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
  5. One who scans.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: scan‧ner

Etymology

From English scanner.

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners, diminutive scannertje n)

  1. scanner

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English scan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ska.ne/

Verb

scanner

  1. to scan (to create a digital copy of an image using a scanner)

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from English scan + -er.

Verb

scanner (gerund scann'nie)

  1. (Jersey, computing, etc.) to scan

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Portuguese

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners)

  1. Alternative form of escâner