scanner
/ˈskænə/
A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium; A device which scans barcodes or QR codes for the purpose of charging a customer, performing a price check or enquiry, printing a price label or sticker, checking an item in or out of the store or warehouse, or finding an item ordered through click and collect and its corresponding location; a pricing gun or HHT
- plural
- scanners
Meanings
- 1
A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium
I have to buy a new scanner.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom, can you show Mary how to use the scanner?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A device which scans barcodes or QR codes for the purpose of charging a customer, performing a price check or enquiry, printing a price label or sticker, checking an item in or out of the store or warehouse, or finding an item ordered through click and collect and its corresponding location; a pricing gun or HHT
- 3
One who scansrare
- 4
A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signalrare
- 5
A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposesrare
- 6
A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode)rare