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🇺🇸 /ˈskænər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskænə(r)/
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noun
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A device that checks or records things using light, sound, or X-rays.

The security scanner checks bags for dangerous items.

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A device that copies pictures and documents to save them on a computer.

I used the scanner to save my photos on the computer.

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A machine doctors use to see inside the body on a screen.

The medical scanner showed a clear image of the bones.

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Equipment that sends and receives radar signals.

The radar scanner helps track airplanes in the sky.

translation

n. A device that checks or records things using light, sound, or X-rays.; A device that copies pictures and documents to save them on a computer.; A machine doctors use to see inside the body on a screen.; Equipment that sends and receives radar signals.

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