Scanner vs. Printer

Scannernoun

A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.

Scannernoun

A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.

Scannernoun

A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.

Scannernoun

A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).

Scannernoun

One who scans.

Scannernoun

someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

Scannernoun

an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

Scannernoun

a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area

Scannernoun

a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition;

Printernoun

One who makes prints.

Printernoun

The operator of a printing press, or the owner of a printing business.

Printernoun

A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

Printernoun

One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.

Printernoun

someone whose occupation is printing

Printernoun

(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

Printernoun

a machine that prints

Printernoun

a person whose job or business is commercial printing.

Printernoun

a machine for printing text or pictures, especially one linked to a computer.