flatbed scanner

American  

noun

1. a type of optical scanner having a flat, stationary surface on which a page is scanned by a moving head.

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Example Sentences

There is a flatbed scanner and an auto document feed for scans and copies, but you’ll control those from the HP Smart app on your Android, iOS, macOS or Windows device.

From Seattle Times

Joined by a volunteer who had computer science skills, “we went out to Goodwill and found ourselves a VCR and a flatbed scanner. We’re great scroungers. Keep the budget down.”

From Washington Post

Or, you can ramp up to a flatbed scanner or even hire a company to do the hard work for you.

From Nature

Iselin studs her evocative text with exquisite ‘portraits’ of algal species — a mix of archival illustrations, snaps of historical specimens and luminous shots taken using a flatbed scanner.

From Nature

Next, take some advice from scientific photographer Felice Frankel and learn to take an exceptional photo with only a mobile phone or a flatbed scanner.

From Nature