portable scanner

Handheld document copier

A portable scanner is a compact, handheld device for digitizing documents, images, or barcodes without being tethered to a desk.

Unlike flatbed scanners, portable scanners are designed for mobility—useful for travelers, researchers, or anyone scanning receipts and documents on the go: She ran the portable scanner over the contract to capture it as a PDF.

Related

wand · flatbed · OCR · paperless · battery · USB · wireless · feed · paper jam · receipt · business card · archive · cloud storage · mobile · lightweight · on the go · swipe · capture

Opposites
portability/form factor

portable scannerflatbed scanner

Device that digitizes flat documents

desktop scanner · all-in-one printer

Family

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