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scanner

scanner

noun SKAN-nehr Rare

Origin: English loanword.

Usage Note

Scanner is an invariable English loanword used in Italian for a flatbed or document scanner. It is masculine (lo scanner, plural gli scanner — unchanged). In medical contexts, scanner also refers to a CT scanner (uno scanner TAC). The related verb is scansionare (to scan a document), which is Italian-ified from the English.

Examples

"Ho scansionato il documento con lo scanner."

Natural Translation

I scanned the document with the scanner.

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