handheld scanner

Mobile barcode device

A handheld scanner is a portable device moved by hand to capture images or read data.

Barcode scanners at checkout counters are the most familiar type: The cashier waved the handheld scanner over each item.

Document scanners capture text and images when rolled or passed over a page.

Medical versions perform ultrasounds or other diagnostics at the bedside.

Related

price check · inventory · inventory management · wand · portable · reader · point of sale · grocery · red light · line of sight · UPC · price · retail · warehouse · document · QR code · mobile · wireless

Opposites
portability/mounting

handheld scannerflatbed scanner

Device that digitizes flat documents

desktop scanner

Family

hand, held, scanner, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G