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scanner |
2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scanner n : a device that scans automatically for some signal or condition From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: 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)
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