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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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That’s because LLMs are far more user-friendly than a scanner or TV that requires what she called a “born-to-it comfort with tech” to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

During both sessions, they performed a spatial orientation task while their brain activity was recorded in an MRI scanner.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

In a social media post, he said he decided to dive and investigate after seeing something that appeared to be a large rock on his scanner.

From BBC Aug. 9, 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

But no thermal scanner can read through rock.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Plus, Flock moves to calm a backlash over its license-plate scanners and Instagram gets a new wordmark.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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

The latter is usually responsible for security at airports in the United States, with fans and media having to go through airport security-style scanners.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Yet even with today's advanced scanners, producing clear images of some areas remains difficult.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

When Tori said there were insane security measures, I thought she meant eye scanners and passwords and locks, but so far, everything has been open.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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