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image scanner vs optical scanner

optical scanner vs image scanner

image scanner and optical scanner both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
image scanner Yes No No No
optical scanner Yes No No No
As nouns, optical scanner is a hyponym of image scanner; that is, optical scanner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than image scanner:
  • image scanner: an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
  • optical scanner: a computer peripheral device enabling printed material, including characters and diagrams, to be scanned and converted into a form that can be stored in a computer.
Other hyponyms of image scanner include hand scanner.
image scanner (noun) optical scanner (noun)
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer a computer peripheral device enabling printed material, including characters and diagrams, to be scanned and converted into a form that can be stored in a computer.
Difference between image scanner and optical scanner

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