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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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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 researchers tested the design by imaging the eye and orbit in volunteers using a 7.0 Tesla MRI scanner.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Police scanner audio reviewed by multiple outlets describes a “cardiac arrest” and CPR in progress on an “unconscious” person at that address.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

He said the scanner wasn’t in use during the election.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

“If no one cares, why did we have to hike out here? Why can’t we just drive too, and use a scanner and mechanical digger and take what we want?”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

It comes amid reports the extreme heat has caused problems with IT systems, cancer equipment, lab testing and scanners.

From BBC Jun. 25, 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

Unlike standard CT scanners, micro-CT systems can capture extremely small anatomical structures measured in microns -- smaller than the width of a human hair.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

In March, the Police Commission asked the department to report back on what information the company’s scanners collect and share.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

The only thing they would actually pack carefully into boxes, at the last possible moment, were their two computers, along with monitors, hard drives, scanners, subwoofers, and printers.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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