flatbed scanner

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Definition of flatbed scanner in English English dictionary: Any scanner with a lid and a large piece of glass that allows you to lay basically any object on it There are also drum scanners, slide scanners, and other smaller format photo-feed scanners that aren't conducive to ad-hoc stereo imaging of objects around the house; Scanning device where the document is placed onto a flat, transparent surface The scanning element either passes beneath the document, or it is fixed in place and moving mirrors reflect the document to the scanning element; An optical scanner in which the scanning head moves across a stationary page; A device that works similar to a photocopy machine Used to import graphics and images into a variety of software programs; A type of scanner with a light sensing CCD element on a moving carriage mounted under a sheet of glass Artwork is placed face down on this glass and covered with a hinged cover A flatbed scanner has much in common with the top portion of an office copier; A digitisation device delivering scanned image data to a computer, the glass face on which the original is placed being flat; tabletop scanner, scanner which a flat scanning surface; An input device similar to a copying machine; A device that creates electronic images from print images, or from anything placed face down on the glass and scanned in a process similar to a photocopier; Any scanning device that incorporates a flat transparent plate, on which original images are placed for scanning The scanning process is linear rather than rotational; An image capture device much like a photocopier The object to be scanned is placed face-down on a glass plate The CCD array passes beneath the glass; A device that works in a manner similar to a photocopy machine; the original art is positioned face down on a glass plate This design can accommodate thick objects such as books, and allows for exact alignment of the original page The scanner enables you to import graphics and images into a variety of software programs; A type of scanner that captures image data using a linear array CCD detector; A device that reads photographs or anything on a sheet of paper and translate it into a graphical file stored inside the computer; A flatbed scanner is the most expensive and most versatile type of scanner It is ideal when you want to scan pages from a book without tearing out the pages; This is an optical scanner in which the original image remains stationary while sensors scan the material from beneath the image; An image-capture device in which the source material remains stationary while the sensor (usually a CCD linear array) passes over or under it Sometimes called a reflective scanner; A device for digitising an image The image to be scanned must be flat, and will normally be a paper-based image such as a drawing or photograph