Scanners
Telepaths with nosebleeds
Scanners are devices that convert physical information into digital form.
A document scanner captures images of pages; a barcode scanner reads product codes at checkout.
In medicine, CT scanners and MRI scanners produce images of internal body structures.
Airport security scanners detect concealed objects.
Radio scanners cycle through frequencies to monitor broadcasts.
A person who scans—reading quickly or surveying a crowd—might informally be called a scanner.
Aviation passenger facility
- TSAAirport screening agency
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- metal detectorDevice sensing buried conductors
screening · checkpoint · bomb detection · customs · contraband · pat-down · backscatter · carry-on
Movie or coating
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- exploding headCranial violent rupture
- 1981A calendar year
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
horror · sci-fi · telekinesis · Vale · cult classic · Canadian · body horror · mind control
Open-topped hauling vehicle
- feederSource of input
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- digitizeConvert to electronic format
- OCRMachine reading of images
resolution · DPI · multifunction · copier · archive · paperless · duplex · image capture
Tomographic imaging method
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
radiologist · imaging · diagnostic · tomography · contrast dye · technician · radiology · nuclear medicine
airport
Aviation passenger facility
metal detector · screening · checkpoint · bomb detection · customs · contraband · pat-down · backscatter · carry-on · conveyor
film
Movie or coating
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- exploding headCranial violent rupture
- 1981A calendar year
psychic · horror · sci-fi · telekinesis · Vale · cult classic · Canadian · body horror · mind control · pharmaceutical
flatbed
Open-topped hauling vehicle
OCR · resolution · DPI · multifunction · copier · archive · paperless · duplex · image capture · document management
CT
Tomographic imaging method
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
X-ray · radiologist · imaging · diagnostic · tomography · contrast dye · technician · radiology · nuclear medicine · bone density
checkout
Payment completion process
UPC · QR code · laser · handheld · beep · supermarket · warehouse · logistics · reader · SKU
police
Civil law enforcement
ham radio · airwaves · dispatch · analog · digital · trunking · programming · antenna · receiver · channels
- Canadian FilmCube, Exotica, Mommy, Strange Brew, Trailer Park Boys
- CronenbergThe Fly, Naked Lunch, Shivers, Spider, body horror
ScannersAirplane!
Satirical disaster film spoof
romantic comedies · Back to the Future · Ghostbusters · Sleepless in Seattle · romantic comedy
Scannersprinters
Document output devices
output devices · plotters · projectors · writers · displays
- laser scannerLight-based code interpreter
- barcode scannerDevice reading printed stripes
- police scannerReceives emergency service transmissions
- MRI scannerMagnetic imaging device
- CT scannerTomographic diagnostic imaging device
- fingerprint scannerDevice reading digit patterns