detector vs electronic scanner

electronic scanner vs detector

detector and electronic scanner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detector	Yes	No	No	No
electronic scanner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electronic scanner is a hyponym of detector; that is, electronic scanner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detector:

detector: electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
electronic scanner: a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

Other hyponyms of detector include crystal detector, scanner.

detector (noun)	electronic scanner (noun)
any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner	a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

Difference between detector and electronic scanner

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