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

Hyphenation

flatbed scan·ner

Turkish pronunciation

flätbed skänır

Pronunciation

/ˈflatˌbed ˈskanər/ /ˈflætˌbɛd ˈskænɜr/