Definition of "scanner" []

• One that scans. (noun)
• A receiver that continuously broadcasts signals it detects from specified radio frequencies: heard about the robbery over the police officer's scanner. (noun)
• An optical scanner. (noun)
• A device, such as a CAT scanner or PET scanner, for observing internal organs, tissues, and other parts of the body, (noun)

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• "Rina-the-Arctic-Fox says my scanner is gay xD; I like it, more or less * pats scanner* but with all those white dots it's evil, she's right."
• "If the scanner is a flat bottomed scanner, you will probably never get the quality of photo that you want."
• "In the banner pic it looks like a scanner is about to make his head explode."