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[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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He said that risked the "deterioration and damage" of an MRI scanner, which cost about £10m.

From BBC Aug. 16, 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

When forced to leave my house for an extended period of time, I take my typewriter with me, and together we endure the wretchedness of passing through the X-ray scanner.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

The problems have been further complicated by equipment, including scanners and IT systems, breaking down.

From BBC 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

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

At the time he had a French colleague who managed GE’s power generator business for the scanners out of France.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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