scanner

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scan·ner /ˈskænə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

TEEa machine that passes an electrical beam over something in order to produce a picture of what is inside it 扫描器，扫描仪 → scan

a high-tech body scanner

高科技人体扫描仪

2. TDa piece of computer equipment that allows written or printed information to be taken onto a computer and stored there 〔把图文信息扫描进计算机的〕扫描装置，扫描仪 → scan →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里

→5 see picture at 见图 office, technology

Examples from the Corpus

scanner• scanners for medical use• The developer hopes it would link with the existing Magnetic Imaging Centre, which already operates a sophisticated body scanner.• The original contracts included a commitment to update body scanners free of charge.• The company also will demonstrate a new keyboard aimed at the home market that incorporates a built-in paper scanner.• One is a single-sheet paper scanner built into a keyboard.• Later, Fornek reported on his efforts to question Gingrich about the taped conversation that was picked up on a police scanner.• The tape was made by people who intercepted a cellular telephone transmission with a police scanner.• This time Karen was in front of the scanner.• This scanner looks for trigger points.

From Longman Business Dictionary

scannerscan·ner /ˈskænə-ər/ noun [countableC]COMMERCE

1a machine that passes an electronic BEAM over something in order to read information on it or produce a picture of what is inside

Customers simply have to wave the product’s bar code under a scanner.

credit-card scanners

2a piece of computer equipment that copies words or images from paper onto the computer

The store sells color printers and scanners for desk-top publishing.

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