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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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A robotic voice tells me to stay still and close my eyes as I stand in a huge curved scanner while classical music plays in the background.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

NBC News reported that emergency services responded to a call for "cardiac arrest" at Graham's Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC and other outlets.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The TSA agent at the scanner yawned and stretched so hard, I thought the buttons would pop off his uniform and fly everywhere.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

"The  UK has constantly been scrimping and saving… we are low on scanners, low on everything, way behind everybody else," he says.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Hynix in its exchange filing said funds could be used to purchase highly advanced equipment such as ASML’s extreme ultraviolet scanners, which can cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Midjourney founder David Holz is aiming for a fleet of 50,000 scanners running 1 billion scans a month by 2031, starting with an in-person spa location in San Francisco by the end of 2027.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Several red laser scanners sprang to life under the book drop slot.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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