ELECTRONIC SCANNER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

Example:

they used scanners to monitor police radio channels

Synonyms:

electronic scanner; scanner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electronic scanner" is a kind of...):

detector (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)

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