What is Scanner?
'''Scanner''' may refer to: ==Technology== * [[Scanner (radio)]], for searching for and receiving radio broadcasts * [[Image scanner]], which digitizes a two-dimensional image * [[3D scanner]], which digitizes the three-dimensional shape of a real object * [[Neutron scanner]], a scanner which utilizes neutrons to penetrate objects for analysis * [[Port scanner]], in computer networking * [[Antivirus software|Virus scanner (Antivirus)]] * [[Vulnerability scanner]], a computer program that probes for weaknesses * [[Barcode reader]], which reads the data encoded in a barcode * [[Lexical analysis|Lexical analyzer]], a computer program * [[Stepper]], a part of the photolithography process * A rotating [[radar]] antenna * An [[outside broadcasting]] control vehicle * An automotive [[electronic control unit]] diagnostic tool * An automated [[stage lighting#Spotlights|spotlight]] * A [[Biometrics|biometric]] scanner, an electronic device with a [[sensor]] to read patterns or images from faces, irises and finger pads to create a biological template or profile * [[WikiScanner]], a tool that provides a searchable database of anonymous Wikipedia edits ==Popular culture== * [[Scanner (comics)]], a mutant appearing primarily in [[X-Men]] comics. * [[Scanner (band)]], a German speed metal band * [[Scanners (band)]], an alternative band from London * Scanner, the stage name of British electronic musician [[Robin Rimbaud]] * [[Scanner (Code Lyoko)]], a fictional teleportation device * [[Scanner (Half-Life)|Scanner (''Half-Life'')]], a floating enemy in the ''Half-Life'' video game series * ''[[Scanners Live in Vain]]'', a science fiction short story by Cordwainer Smith * ''[[A Scanner Darkly]]'', a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick * ''[[Scanners]]'', a 1981 science fiction horror film * In much [[science fiction]], especially older science fiction, the term ''scanner'' is used to refer to what is usually now termed a ''[[computer monitor]].'' ==Other== * A personality type described by self-help author [[Barbara Sher]]