[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

scanner
     n 1: someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic
          value of the syllables
     2: an electronic device that generates a digital representation
        of an image for data input to a computer syn: digital
        scanner, image scanner
     3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a
        broad area
     4: a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some
        selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal
        or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio
        channels" syn: electronic scanner
see also:
digital scanner image scanner electronic scanner 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

scanner
     
        1. an input device that takes in an optical image and
        digitises it into an electronic image represented as binary
        data.  this can be used to create a computerised version of a
        photo or illustration.
     
        a scanner may be linked to optical character recognition
        software allowing printed documents to be converted to
        electronic text without having to type them in at a keyboard.
     
        2. lexical analyser.
     
        1995-02-14
     
     
see also:
optical character recognition lexical analyser 

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