スキャナー

also: スキャナ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a device that scans documents, images, barcodes, etc. Used in the same broad sense as English 'scanner'.

新あたらしいスキャナーで書しょ類るいをデジタル化かした。
I digitized the documents with a new scanner.
このスキャナーはバーコードも読よみ取とれます。
This scanner can also read barcodes.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をスキャナーで読よみ込こむto scan something in with a scanner
パスポートをスキャナーで読よみ込こんだ。
I scanned in my passport with the scanner.
スキャナーにかけるto run something through a scanner
書しょ類るいを全ぜん部ぶスキャナーにかけた。
I ran all the documents through the scanner.

Don't confuse with

プリンタN2
スキャナー scans physical documents into digital images, while プリンター prints digital data onto paper—opposite functions often paired in office equipment.
コピー機き
スキャナー only digitizes an image without producing a paper copy, whereas コピー機 reproduces the document directly onto paper.
スキャン
スキャン is the action of scanning, while スキャナー is the physical device (scanner) used to perform it.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Word family

Written forms

スキャナーUsage42%
Standard katakana spelling, listed as a common loanword.
スキャナUsage58%
Variant spelling without the long vowel marker; also commonly used.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'scanner'.