someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

[ Syn: digital scanner , digital scanner , image scanner , image scanner ]

a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area

a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; they used scanners to monitor police radio channels

[ Syn: electronic scanner ]