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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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Measuring those features requires instruments capable of revealing what lies beneath the rubble, similar to how a CT scanner can reveal bones and tissues inside the human body.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

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

He said that risked the "deterioration and damage" of an MRI scanner, which cost about £10m.

From BBC Aug. 16, 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

The game was still under way when Eric moved over to the scanner and printer and printed out something semi-official- looking.

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

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

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

Today, lasers are used throughout modern society, from supermarket barcode scanners to vision correction procedures and advanced scientific instruments.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

They have the full arsenal of CTs and MRIs—noninvasive brain scanners that can electronically "slice up" a brain and lay it out, level by level, like the floor plan of a house.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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