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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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The CT scanner enabled any underlying health issues to be ruled out quickly and non-invasively, he added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"If a match is found, the scanner will be given clear instructions on how to alert KitKat who will then share the evidence appropriately," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

As I boarded, I placed both my tickets in front of the scanner without worrying about what everyone behind me would think.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

At 9:04 a.m., a Minneapolis fire department rescue unit was dispatched to 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue for a “possible ICE-involved” shooting, according to fire department scanner traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

But no thermal scanner can read through rock.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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