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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

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;
- Example: "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"
[syn: scanner, electronic scanner]