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- 1A machine that turns paper pages or photos into computer files.
Like a camera that takes a picture of a page and saves it on your computer.
I used the scanner to save my old photos on the computer.
She fed the contract through the scanner and emailed the file.
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- 2A handheld tool that reads barcodes to check prices or ring up items in a store.
Like a magic wand that reads the price tag just by pointing at it.
The cashier waved the scanner over each barcode at the checkout.
Use the scanner to check the price before you buy it.
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- 3A tool that uses light to read printed marks like barcodes.
Like an eye that reads a code by shining light on it.
The scanner reads the lines on the label with a beam of light.
A small scanner at the door reads the printed code on each ticket.
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- 4A machine that uses sound waves or X-rays to make pictures of the inside of the body.
Like a camera that can see inside your body without cutting it open.
The doctor used a scanner to look at the baby before it was born.
A scanner took pictures of her broken bone.
- 5A radio that moves through many channels quickly to find ones that are active.
Like flipping through radio stations fast until you find one playing.
He turned on the scanner to listen to the local fire calls.
The scanner stopped on a channel where someone was talking.
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Origin
From the word "scan" plus the ending "-er."