scanner
noun
a person or thing that scans.
scanners
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pluralof scanner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Known as “wardrivers,” they use scanners to identify the radio signal given off by a camera and log it on DeFlock’s map as a potential site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Today, lasers are used throughout modern society, from supermarket barcode scanners to vision correction procedures and advanced scientific instruments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
It comes amid reports the extreme heat has caused problems with IT systems, cancer equipment, lab testing and scanners.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The only thing they would actually pack carefully into boxes, at the last possible moment, were their two computers, along with monitors, hard drives, scanners, subwoofers, and printers.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
