Noun: A type of sewing machine or serger which is intended to be installed into a table or cabinet such that the sewing surface of the machine becomes continuous with the table or cabinet surface This can be very nice because it helps support large fabric objects you may be sewing, but eliminates the advantages of a free arm
An element on some scanners that enables pages to be read by a scanner one by one Typically, documents are laid face down, one at a time Flatbed scanners enable scan operators to scan in documents that have trouble being fed into an ADF For instance, a heavily creased document using an ADF may cause a paper jam, but the same document can be read easily using the flatbed element of the scanner Flatbed scanning is slower as only one page can be read at a time
A scanner design in which the document is placed in the scanner's bed, either manually or by an automatic document feeder, and remains stationary during scanning As a result, flatbed scanners provide a more stable target than other scanner designs, but they are generally slower
The form flatbed truck is also used, especially in American English. A flatbed is a truck that has a long flat platform with no sides. having a flat surface to put something on