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 analyze objects

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 scanner, a computer program or component of a program that breaks up its input into lexical tokens
  • <code>Scanner</code>, a class in various programming languages for fetching input from streams, such as the standard input stream

Medical

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

Other

  • Scan tool, an automotive electronic control unit diagnostic tool

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

  • Scanner (Code Lyoko), a fictional teleportation device in the animated series Code Lyoko
  • Scanners, a 1981 science fiction horror film
  • "Scanners" (Superstore), an episode of the television series Superstore

Music

  • Scanner (band), a German speed metal band
  • Scanner, the stage name of British electronic musician Robin Rimbaud
  • Scanners (band), an alternative band from London

Other

  • Scanner (Half-Life), a floating enemy in the Half-Life video game series
  • Scanners (Alexander McQueen collection), a 2003 fashion collection
  • "Scanners Live in Vain", science fiction story written in 1945 by Cordwainer Smith
  • Skannerz, a line of electronic toys

See also

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