scanner

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scanner (dict)

The term scanner has several meanings:

In radio, a scanner is a device for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts.
An image scanner is a general-purpose device which digitises a two-dimensional image.
A barcode scanner reads the data encoded in a barcode.
The term "scanner" is also used in medical imaging.
In computer security, a vulnerability scanner is a computer program to probe a remote system, typically to discover vulnerabilities.
In computer science a scanner denotes a part in the frontend of compilers to do the lexical analysis.
In stage lighting, a scanner is a spotlight which can move its beam with help of a mirror. See also moving light.

See also: scan

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