I. ˈskanə(r), -aan- noun
( -s )
: one that scans: as
a. : one that scans verse
b. : a device used for scanning (as in television, facsimile, or radar)
c. : a device that automatically checks a process or condition and may initiate a desired corrective action
electronic scanner that can monitor up to 25 different production points, checking such variables as temperature, pressure, liquid level, and rate of flow — Dun's Review
d. : a device for sensing recorded data ; especially : such a device that is operated photoelectrically
a punched-card scanner
II. noun
: a device (as a CAT scanner) for making scans of the human body