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Meaning of scanner

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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: {scanner},
         {digital scanner}, {image scanner}]
      3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a
         broad area
      4: 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" [syn: {scanner}, {electronic scanner}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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