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Scanner vs Slammer - What's the difference?

scanner | slammer |

As nouns the difference between scanner and slammer

is that scanner is while slammer is one who, or that which, slams.

scanner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
    • He put the picture in the scanner , then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.
  • A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
  • A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
  • A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
  • One who scans.

    • Derived terms

    * * full body scanner * millimeter wave scanner * X-ray scanner

    Descendants

    * German: (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    slammer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, slams.
  • * 1989 , Jane Howard, Margaret Mead: A Life (page 27)
    • Margaret was also, by her own admission, a determined slammer of doors.
  • Jail, prison.
  • * 1971 , " Better Than Prison," Time , 7 Jun.,
    • A man being sentenced for starving some horses chose 24 hours in the slammer with no food rather than seven days with the regular amenities.
  • A tequila cocktail.
  • One who takes part in slam-dance.
  • In the game of (Pogs), the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.

    • Derived terms

    * Alabama slammer