Look up scanner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scanner may refer to: Scanner (radio), for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts Scanner, a rotating...

An image scanner (often abbreviated to just scanner) is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object and converts it to...

Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside...

A Scanner Darkly is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story is set in a dystopian...

A scanner (also referred to as a radio scanner) is a radio receiver that can automatically tune, or scan, two or more discrete frequencies, stopping when...

three-dimensional image. PET scanners can incorporate a computed tomography scanner (CT) and are known as PET-CT scanners. PET scan images can be reconstructed...

fingerprint scanners: optical scanners, capacitance scanners, ultrasonic scanners, and thermal scanners. The basic function of every type of scanner is to obtain...

The Multispectral Scanner (MSS) is one of the Earth's observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program. A Multispectral Scanner was placed aboard each...

or barcode scanner is an optical scanner that can read printed barcodes and send the data they contain to computer. Like a flatbed scanner, it consists...

A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 American adult animated science fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater; it is based on the 1977 novel...

Scanner Cop is a 1994 science fiction action horror film. It is the fourth film in the Scanners series and the first of two films in the Scanner Cop sub-series...

Scanner is a German power metal band that was formed in 1986. Three of the band members had previously taken part in an album release by the band Lions...

A push broom scanner, also known as an along-track scanner, is a device for obtaining images with spectroscopic sensors. The scanners are regularly used...

Image and Scanner Interface Specification (ISIS) is an industry standard interface for image scanning technologies, developed by Pixel Translations in...

A full-body scanner is a device that detects objects on or inside a person's body for security screening purposes, without physically removing clothes...

Drum scanners are a type of image scanner that capture image information with photomultiplier tubes (PMT), rather than the charge-coupled device (CCD)...

perform CT scans are called radiographers or radiology technologists. CT scanners use a rotating X-ray tube and a row of detectors placed in a gantry to...

vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable, Inc. In 1998 Renaud Deraison created The Nessus Project as a free remote security scanner. On October 5 2005...

Scanners: The Showdown (also known as Scanner Cop II) is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Steve Barnett. It is the sequel to Scanner Cop...

Amnesia Scanner is a Berlin-based, Finnish electronic music duo currently signed to PAN. Their debut physical EP AS was released as a vinyl exclusive...

The collected data can then be used to construct digital 3D models. A 3D scanner can be based on many different technologies, each with its own limitations...

A millimeter wave scanner is a whole-body imaging device used for detecting objects concealed underneath a person’s clothing using a form of electromagnetic...

Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration video game developed and published by Introversion Software. It was released for macOS and Windows PC on 26 April...

using wildcard characters where differences lie. These wildcards allow the scanner to detect viruses even if they are padded with extra, meaningless code...

Sim Scanner is a feature of the Olympus FluoView FV1000 confocal laser scanning microscope. The system incorporates two laser scanners, one for confocal...

A whisk broom or spotlight sensor, also known as an across-track scanner, is a technology for obtaining satellite images with optical cameras. It is used...

pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves to...

vulnerability scanner is a computer program designed to assess computers, networks or applications for known weaknesses. These scanners are used to discover...

A port scanner is an application designed to probe a server or host for open ports. Such an application may be used by administrators to verify security...

IntelliScanner Corporation is a North Carolina–based hardware and software company that specializes in barcode enabled organizational products for home...