scanners

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That provides the Elections office with some assurance that the scanners are actually doing what they are supposed to do.

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  1. noun One that scans.
  2. noun A receiver that continuously broadcasts signals it detects from specified radio frequencies: heard about the robbery over the police officer's scanner.
  3. noun An optical scanner.

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  • Now, the government scientists are running tests to see if the scanners could be adapted to pick out those that are harmful. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • Eventually our bags made it through the scanners, our passports were approved, and we were directed to reception. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Four UK airports including Heathrow have bought the liquid detection scanners, and more are on order as the testing of the equipment continues. —  elliott.org
  • Mobile scanners are also used to manage tickets, purchases, logistics, and personnel shift changes. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • Fujitsu introduces two ScanSnap scanners, the black S1500 for PC and the white S1500M for Mac. —  iTech News Net
 

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