different between touchscreen vs scanner

English

Noun

touchscreen (plural touchscreens)

1. Alternative spelling of touch screen

References

• “touchscreen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English touch screen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?t?.kri(?)n/, /?t?t.skri(?)n/
• Hyphenation: touch?screen

Noun

touchscreen n (plural touchscreens, diminutive touchscreentje n)

1. touch screen (tactile input and output device)

   Synonym: aanraakscherm

Portuguese

Noun

touchscreen m or f (in variation) (plural touchscreens)

1. (hardware) touch screen (input and output screen)

English

Etymology

From scan +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?skæn?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?skæn?/
• Rhymes: -æn?(?)

Noun

scanner (plural scanners)

1. A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]

2. A radio receiver which iterates through a sequence of frequencies to detect signal.
3. A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.
4. A device which uses optics to detect printed data (such as a barcode).
5. One who scans. [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

• canners

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English scanner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?.n?r/
• Hyphenation: scan?ner

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners, diminutive scannertje n)

1. scanner (scanning device)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English scan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska.ne/

Verb

scanner

1. to scan (to create a digital copy of an image using a scanner)

Conjugation

Related terms

• scanneur
• scantrad

Further reading

• “scanner” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English scan +? -er.

Verb

scanner (gerund scann'nie)

1. (Jersey, computing, etc.) to scan

Derived terms

• scanneu (“scanner”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English scanner.

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners)

1. Alternative form of escâner

Spanish

Noun

scanner m (plural scanners or scanner)

1. Alternative spelling of escáner