Definitions of scanner
British English : scanner A scanner is a machine which is used to examine, identify, or record things, for example by moving a beam of light, sound, or X-rays over them....brain scanners.ˈskænə NOUN
noun
- a person or thing that scans
- a device, usually electronic, used to measure or sample the distribution of some quantity or condition in a particular system, region, or area
- an aerial or similar device designed to transmit or receive signals, esp radar signals, inside a given solid angle of space, thus allowing a particular region to be scanned
- any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part See CAT scanner , nuclear magnetic resonance scanner , ultrasound scanner
- (informal ) a television outside broadcast vehicle
- short for optical scanner
- (printing ) an electronic device which scans printed material and converts it to digital form