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)
Nearby terms:
scanf « Scan-In, Scan-Out « scan line « scanner
» scanno » scan path » scan register
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