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scanner

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "scanner" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “scanner” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

scanner

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

scanner is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, scanner is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofscanner

1noun
  • A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.

    Example: "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.

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