electronic scanner vs detector

detector vs electronic scanner

electronic scanner and detector both are nouns.

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

As nouns, detector is a hypernym of electronic scanner; that is, detector is a word with a broader meaning than electronic scanner:

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

electronic scanner (noun)	detector (noun)
a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition	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
	electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
	rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

Difference between electronic scanner and detector

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