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Noun: optical scanner
  1. A computer peripheral device enabling printed material, including characters and diagrams, to be scanned and converted into a form that can be stored in a computer.

Derived forms: optical scanners

Type of: digital scanner, image scanner, scanner

Encyclopedia: Optical scanner

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