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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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That’s because LLMs are far more user-friendly than a scanner or TV that requires what she called a “born-to-it comfort with tech” to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The National Cyber Security Centre advises people to use the QR scanner that comes with their phone - usually the camera - rather than downloading a separate app.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The patents cover both the scanner design and the image-processing techniques, including the NN developed by Alonso-Monsalve.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Police scanner audio obtained by news outlets showed emergency responders arriving at Graham’s Capitol Hill home on Saturday around 8:30 p.m. for a report of chest pains; CPR was underway roughly 25 minutes later.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Instead, he runs a scanner over the hill’s surface until it beeps.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

Straight ahead curved a sparkling archway that reminded Aru of the body scanners at airports.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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