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Later the term '''scanner''' became known as a device that automatically reads a document or bar code into an electronic system for transmission or identification. | Later the term '''scanner''' became known as a device that automatically reads a document or bar code into an electronic system for transmission or identification. | ||
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| + | Today, the term refers to a device that scans a text and converts it to a digital image. | ||
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[[Category:Telecommunications]] | [[Category:Telecommunications]] | ||
[[Category:Computer Science]] | [[Category:Computer Science]] | ||
Revision as of 11:59, August 14, 2013
Traditionally, the term scanner referred to a radio receiver that moves across a wide range of radio frequencies and allows audiences to listen to any of the frequencies.
Later the term scanner became known as a device that automatically reads a document or bar code into an electronic system for transmission or identification.
Today, the term refers to a device that scans a text and converts it to a digital image.