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optical scanner

A device that converts printed images and text into a digital file that can be stored or edited.

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optical scanner

(Computer Science) a computer peripheral device enabling printed material, including characters and diagrams, to be scanned and converted into a form that can be stored in a computer. See also optical character reader

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Translations

ماسِح بَصَري

karakterolvasóoptikai letapogató

rilevatore ottico

optisk søker

optický snímačskener

optik tarayıcı

光电扫描仪

optical scanner

noun

optics (ˈoptiks) noun singular

the science of light.

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A recent portable optical scanner developed by the Tufts University School of Engineering offers several promising advantages over the current gold standard - mammography.

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He wanted to discover what made men and women attractive and, after tests using a 3D optical scanner, came to the conclusion that they found symmetrical bodies more attractive than those that were lopsided.

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After the polls closed, these machine-printed ballots could be counted by hand, by optical scanner, or both.

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(Nasdaq:MVIS) announced recently that it has begun fabricating a new micro mechanical (MEMS) optical scanner that is a full 60% smaller than the devices that it is currently producing for a range of electronic display and imaging products.