Look up: scanner

1. Scanner
   Device used to make color separations, halftones, duo tones and tri tones. Also a device used to scan art, pictures or drawings in desktop publishing.
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2. scanner
   An electronic register system that automatically records the product description and retail price for an item by reading a UPC code with a laser.
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3. Scanner
   A machine that scans a printed image, such as a photograph or a page of text, and turns it into a file that can be displayed and manipulated on a computer.
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4. Scanner
   1. When referring to a CCTV device it is the, pan only, head. 2. When referring to an imaging device it is the device with CCD chip that scans documents and images.
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5. Scanner
   An electronic device to read barcodes that electro-optically converts bars and spaces into electrical signals. For RF systems see 'Interrogator'.
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6. Scanner
   A device for turning a piece of artwork into a digital form. Transparencies, prints and illustrations are scanned so that they can be accessed by software designed for image manipulation and page make-up. For many years the industry standard was the drum scanner, a rotary system which produced very high-resolution scans. Recently flat-bed scanners, such as you might use with a PC, have risen dramatically in quality to the point where the better models are suitable even for high-end work.
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7. scanner
   [n] - someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables 2. [n] - an electronic device that generates a digital representation of a document for data input to a computer 3. [n] - a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area 4. ...
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8. Scanner
   A peripheral for digitising documents (photos, slides, drawings, texts), though it can also digitise small objects. It is an essential tool for putting pictures on a personal web site.
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9. Scanner
   A device for converting analogue documents, e.g. paper or film, into digital form for entry into a computer. Most scanners use one or more linear CCD arrays in conjunction with a lens/mirror optical system to capture each document as a series of closely spaced lines. Special scanners are available t...
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10. Scanner
    (Digital cameras and photo printers) A device used to digitise printed information (pictures, graphics, and text).
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11. Scanner
    an add-on that enables the user to read visual images into the computer from originals such as photographs and books
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12. Scanner
    An electronic device to read bar codes that electro-optically converts bars and spaces into electrical signals. For RF systems see 'Interrogator'
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13. Scanner
    Device used to scan an image and capture it in an electronic format.
    Found on http://www.tso.co.uk/solutions/publishin
    
    
14. Scanner
    A device that converts pictures or text from the surface of an object (such as the print on a newspaper) into a computer image.
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15. Scanner
    A device that uses a moving optical reader to store a page or photo for translation into digital (bitmap) information.
    Found on http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearn
    
    
16. Scanner
    An electronic device used in the making of colour and tone corrected colour separations.
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17. scanner
    electronic device incorporating a rotable antenna or radiator,mounting,etc.,which directs a searching beam through space Category: News-systems and communications • a device that examines a spatial pattern,one part after another,and generates analog or digital signals corresponding to th...
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18. Scanner
    A device that captures an image for your computer and converts it to a digital form that your computer can display, edit store and output. A scanner can be used for a wide variety of application, such as incorporating artwork or photos into documents, scanning printed text into your word processor t...
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19. scanner
    A device or instrument that scans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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20. scanner
    electronic scanner noun a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; `they used scanners to monitor police radio channels`
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21. scanner
    noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
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22. scanner
    image scanner noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
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23. scanner
    (skan´әr) a device that converts an image, such as from a patient, to a format appropriate for viewing on a computer or being transmitted electronically. equipment used for producing a scan or scanning.
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24. Scanner
    Scanner 1. An electronic device that can send and receive radio waves. When combined with a digital signal processor that turns the waves into bits of information, the scanner is called a 'reader' or 'interrogator'. 2. The part of a reader that can send and receive radio waves. It is also called an 'antenna'.
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25. Scanner
    [comics] Scanner (Sarah Ryall), otherwise known as `Screener```, is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe ==Fictional character biography== As a member of the Acolytes, Scanner served as a scout that would survey the area before the others arrived, using her mutant ability to project an ast...
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