Scanner may refer to a number of technological devices:
- Scanner (radio), for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts
- A rotating radar antenna
- Image scanner, which digitizes a two-dimensional image
- 3D scanner, which digitizes the three-dimensional shape of a real object
- Barcode reader, which reads the data encoded in a barcode
- Vulnerability scanner, a computer program that probes for weaknesses
- Lexical analysis, a computer program
- Stepper, a part of the photolithography process
- An outside broadcasting control vehicle
- An automotive electronic control unit diagnostic tool
- An automated spotlight
- Port scanner, in computer networking
- A biometric scanner, an electronic device with a sensor to read patterns or images from faces, irises and finger pads to create a biological template or profile
In popular culture, scanner may refer to:
- WikiScanner, a tool that provides a searchable database of anonymous Wikipedia edits
- A personality type described by self-help author Barbara Sher
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