🇬🇧 Scanner meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A scanner is a machine that takes a very close ‘picture’ of something so a computer can understand it. Some scanners are used in hospitals to look inside your body, like your brain or your belly, without opening you up. They help doctors see what’s going on and if you’re healthy. Other scanners are used with computers to copy papers, drawings, or barcodes into the computer as an image or information. It’s like a super careful camera that reads every tiny detail so the computer can use it.

When the scanner saw my messy handwriting, it almost quit its job.

I scanned my math homework, and the computer immediately pretended to be asleep.

The doctor showed me my bones from the scanner, and I thought, “Wow, I’m secretly a glow-in-the-dark skeleton!”

The hospital scanner was a giant donut-shaped machine that sadly did not come with sprinkles.

Some medical scanners use strong magnets to see inside your body, which means you definitely shouldn’t bring metal underpants to the appointment.

Anna held the torn drawing on the old scanner. She trusted the scanner. The scanner hummed and the screen filled with every bright line. At the clinic, a warm scanner scanned her arm, and the scanner showed the small tear inside. Seeing the two images match, she laughed then folded the healed paper into her pocket.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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