Scanner (radio), for searching for and receiving radio broadcastsImage scanner, which digitizes a two-dimensional image
3D scanner, which digitizes the three-dimensional shape of a real objectPort scanner, in computer networkingVulnerability scanner, a computer program that probes for weaknessesBarcode reader, which reads the data encoded in a barcodeLexical analyzer, a computer programStepper, a part of the photolithography processA rotating radar antennaAn outside broadcasting control vehicleAn automotive electronic control unit diagnostic toolAn automated spotlightA biometric scanner, an electronic device with a sensor to read patterns or images from faces, irises and finger pads to create a biological template or profileWikiScanner, a tool that provides a searchable database of anonymous Wikipedia edits
Popular culture
Scanner (comics), a mutant appearing primarily in X-Men comics.Scanner (band), a German speed metal bandScanners (band), an alternative band from LondonScanner, the stage name of British electronic musician Robin RimbaudScanner (Code Lyoko), a fictional teleportation deviceScanner (Half-Life), a floating enemy in the Half-Life video game seriesScanners Live in Vain, a science fiction short story by Cordwainer SmithA Scanner Darkly, a science fiction novel by Philip K. DickScanners, a 1981 science fiction horror filmIn much science fiction, especially older science fiction, the term scanner is used to refer to what is usually now termed a computer monitor.
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A personality type described by self-help author Barbara Sher
