Scanner

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Scanner may refer to:

Technology

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

Biometric device, a security identification and authentication device
- Face scanner
- Iris scanner
- Retinal scanner
- Fingerprint scanner
Full body scanner

Port scanner, in computer networking
Virus scanner
Vulnerability scanner, a computer program that probes for weaknesses
Lexical analyzer, a computer program
Scanner (software), a disk space analyzing and management tool for Microsoft Windows

Scanner (band), a German speed metal band
Scanners (band), an alternative band from London
"Scanners Live in Vain", science fiction story written in 1945 by Cordwainer Smith
Scanner, the stage name of British electronic musician Robin Rimbaud
Scanner (Code Lyoko), a fictional teleportation device
Scanner (Half-Life), a floating enemy in the Half-Life video game series
Scanners, a 1981 science fiction horror film
"Scanners" (Superstore), an episode of the television series Superstore