scanner

The scanner (pronounced [ ˈskɛnɐ ], from English scanner for '[the] scanner' or '[the] reader') means:

Devices for contactless digital data acquisition :

• Barcode reader , device for the optical scanning of barcodes
• Devices such as flatbed or slide scanners for optical digitization of reflective and transparent originals, see scanner (data acquisition)
• Document scanner - for the (partially) automated optical digitization of large amounts of documents
• Film scanner - device for reading cinema films and other film material and converting it into an analog or digital video signal
• Laser scanner - for capturing surfaces using laser beams, see laser scanning

Devices for contactless systematic scanning:

• Devices for tracking down hidden goods, see scanner (security technology)
  • Body scanners (also known as naked scanners ) - various devices that can be used to image a person's body and objects under clothing
• Radio scanner - a device that constantly scans various radio frequencies for signals

Applications (or computer programs / software ) [originally probably for scanning or reading out the underlying data]:

• Port scanner - to check which services a network device (e.g. a PC) offers
• Virus scanner - to search for and eliminate computer viruses, see anti-virus program
• Lexical scanner - for breaking down an input into logical units, see Tokenizer

Contactless scanning and imaging devices in everyday medical language , see:

• Computed tomography (CT)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Additional:

• in the lighting design a spotlight for the projection of images and optical effects, see scanner (lighting technology)
• Plant in photolithography similar to a stepper (semiconductor technology) , see if necessary scanner (semiconductor technology)
• Gamma camera - meanwhile no longer in use device for diagnostic imaging in nuclear medicine

Culture:

• German metal band, see scanner (band)
• the stage name of the British electronic musician Robin Rimbaud
• a dystopian novel by Robert M. Sonntag, see The Scanners

The scanning (from english [to] scan for [the] scanning "or detecting ') or scanning - as a process - is, in particular, for:

• generally the use of a device for data acquisition
• the contact-free scanning of objects with recording techniques , see sensors (technology)
• the recording of written material in document management
• In aviation language, searching the field of view for other flying objects during the flight
• In space research, the systematic observation or scanning / searching of selected areas of the sky using observatories or astrometric satellites
• a technique of speed reading

See also:

• Scanners - your thoughts can kill (film)
• Skan

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Wiktionary: scan  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wiktionary: Scanner  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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