Scanner
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Scanner may refer to a number of technological devices:
- Scanner (radio), for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts
- A rotating radar antenna
- Image scanner, which digitizes a two-dimensional image
- 3D scanner, which digitizes the three-dimensional shape of a real object
- Barcode reader, which reads the data encoded in a barcode
- Vulnerability scanner, a computer program that probes for weaknesses
- Lexical analyzer, a computer program
- Stepper, a part of the photolithography process
- An outside broadcast control vehicle
- An automotive electronic control unit diagnostic tool
- A spotlight
In popular culture, scanner may refer to:
- Scanner (Code Lyoko), a fictional teleportation device
- The stage name of British electronic musician Robin Rimbaud
- Scanners (musical group), a British post-punk band
- Scanners, a 1981 sci-fi horror movie
- A Scanner Darkly, a science fiction novel by Phillip K. Dick
- A Scanner Darkly (film), a film based on the book.
- Scanners Live in Vain, a science fiction short story by Cordwainer Smith
- A floating enemy in the computer game Half Life 2
- Scanner (personality), a person who has diverse interests and talents
[edit] Other
- WikiScanner a tool that provides a searchable database of anonymous Wikipedia edits
[edit] See also
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