scanner C2+ Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈskænɚ/ UK /ˈskænə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a device that examines or digitizes images, codes, or signals The clerk passed each item under the barcode scanner. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a device that examines or... readersensordetectoranalyzer Word family Related forms scan Etymology AI details From scan + -er; scan derives from Latin scandere ('to climb', and in late use 'to scan verse by marking metrical feet'). scandere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scanner **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskænɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskænə/ ## Meanings 1. a device that examines or digitizes images, codes, or signals ## Examples - The clerk passed each item under the barcode scanner. ## Synonyms - reader - sensor - detector - analyzer ## Related Forms - scan ## Roots and Affixes - Root: scandere ## Etymology From scan + -er; scan derives from Latin scandere ('to climb', and in late use 'to scan verse by marking metrical feet'). ## AI Etymology Scanner comes from scan + -er; scan derives from Latin scandere ('to climb', and in late use 'to scan verse by marking metrical feet'). The historical chain includes Latin scandere. Older glosses in the chain include "to climb" and "to scan verse by marking metrical feet", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, scanner is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "a device that examines or digitizes images, codes, or signals". related forms include scan. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Technology & Computing - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown