scanners

n. person or thing that scans; peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)

See scanner for references to devices such as image scanners. Scanners is a 1981 action / science fiction /  horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg.
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Noun
1. someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
(hypernym) reviewer, referee, reader
(derivation) scan
2. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
(synonym) digital scanner, image scanner
(hypernym) electronic device
(derivation) scan
3. a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
(hypernym) dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
(derivation) scan
4. a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"
(synonym) electronic scanner
(hypernym) detector
(derivation) scan

n. scanner, person or thing that scans; peripheral device used to convert objects or images into digital images (Computers)