scanner's

Device that digitizes

Scanner's is the possessive form of scanner—a device or person that scans.

A scanner's function might be optical (document scanners, barcode readers) or electromagnetic (airport body scanners, medical imaging).

In computing, a scanner's software converts physical documents to digital files.

A person employed to scan items also has a scanner's role: The scanner's speed determines checkout time.

medical

radiologist

Doctor analyzing medical images

  • technicianSkilled practical worker
  • imagingProducing visual representations
  • CTTomographic imaging method

MRI · PET · ultrasound · results · findings · interpretation · diagnosis · reading · report · screen

document

flatbed

Open-topped hauling vehicle

  • feederSource of input
  • resolutionFormal decision or determination
  • DPINetwork traffic content examination

OCR · digitizing · copying · archiving · paperwork · imaging · software · driver · glass · lid

radio

frequencies

Occurrence rates or wavelengths

channels · monitoring · bandwidth · antenna · signal · hobbyist · dispatch · transmission · airwaves · tuning

security

checkpoint

Inspection station on route

screen · belt · TSA · monitor · alert · detection · contraband · screening · airport · inspection

barcode

reader

One who peruses text

  • laserConcentrated light device
  • beamStructural support member
  • checkoutPayment completion process

cashier · inventory · UPC · SKU · pricing · retail · handheld · wireless · accuracy · beep

Opposites
input vs output device function

scanner'sprinter's

Of one who sets type

projector's · monitor's · speaker's

digitization vs physical creation

scanner'sprinter's

Of one who sets type

writer's · engraver's · publisher's · manufacturer's

INFORMATION GATHERING vs. BROADCASTING

scanner'stransmitter's

Belonging to signal sender

sender's

Phrases
Family

scanner, scanners

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