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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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So, thanks to my time in the scanner, I am now far more enthusiastic about lathering sunscreen all over my body - rather than only on my face.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

As tissues respond to those signals, the scanner collects the information needed to generate an image.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Deliveries worked like this: First, the scanner mounted outside in the hallway would verify the delivery person’s identity and my computer would confirm they were delivering something I’d actually ordered.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Zebra Technologies, which makes bar code scanners and printers, concluded in the second quarter that it was likely to get a refund of all $73 million in past tariff payments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 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

For instance, six NHS trusts in England declared a critical incident last week after hot weather adversely affected their IT systems, scanners, and cancer and lab equipment.

From BBC Jul. 1, 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

Toward the end of the twentieth century, scientists will invent brain scanners that can "image" the electrical and chemical activity inside a living brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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