Scanner

Scanner may refer to:

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 penetrate objects for analysis

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 analyzer, a computer program
• Scanner (software), a disk space analyzing and management tool for Microsoft Windows

Medical

• CT scanner
• MRI scanner
• PET scanner
• X-ray scanner

Other

• Scan tool, an automotive electronic control unit diagnostic tool

Arts and entertainment

• 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

See also

• WikiScanner, a tool that provided a searchable database of anonymous Wikipedia edits
• Scan (disambiguation)