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.Last updated: 1995-02-14
Nearby terms:
Scan-In, Scan-Out ♦ scan line ♦ scanner ♦ scanno ♦ scan path ♦ scan register
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