{{Wiktionary|scanner}} '''Scanner''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Technology== ===For invisible radiation=== * Scanner (radio), for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts * Scanner, a rotating radar antenna * Neutron scanner, a scanner which utilizes neutrons to analyze objects
===For (near) light=== * Image scanner, which digitizes a two-dimensional image ** 3D scanner, which digitizes the three-dimensional shape of a real object * Motion picture film scanner, which scans original film for storage as a digital file * Barcode reader, which reads the data encoded in a barcode * Laser scanner, which guides a laser beam along a path, sometimes combined with a measurement * Stepper, a part of the photolithography process * Scanner, an automated stage light
===Security=== * Biometric device, a security identification and authentication device ** Face scanner ** Iris scanner ** Retinal scanner ** Fingerprint scanner * Full body scanner
===Computing=== * Port scanner, in computer networking * Virus scanner * Vulnerability scanner, a computer program that probes for weaknesses * Lexical scanner, a computer program or component of a program that breaks up its input into lexical tokens * <code>Scanner</code>, a class in various programming languages for fetching input from streams, such as the standard input stream
===Medical=== * CT scanner * MRI scanner * PET scanner * X-ray scanner
===Other=== * Scan tool, an automotive electronic control unit diagnostic tool
==Arts and entertainment== === Film and television === * Scanner (Code Lyoko), a fictional teleportation device in the animated series ''Code Lyoko'' * ''Scanners'', a 1981 science fiction horror film * "Scanners" (''Superstore''), an episode of the television series ''Superstore''
=== Music === * Scanner (band), a German speed metal band * Scanner, the stage name of British electronic musician Robin Rimbaud * Scanners (band), an alternative band from London
===Other=== * Scanner (''Half-Life''), a floating enemy in the ''Half-Life'' video game series * ''Scanners'' (Alexander McQueen collection), a 2003 fashion collection * "Scanners Live in Vain", science fiction story written in 1945 by Cordwainer Smith * Skannerz, a line of electronic toys
==See also== * WikiScanner, a tool that provided a searchable database of anonymous Wikipedia edits * Scan (disambiguation) * Scanners (disambiguation)
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