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flatbed scanner

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | 194 words | Copyright

flatbed scanner A scanner in which the sheet to be scanned is placed flat onto the bed of the device. Such scanners may handle a single sheet at a time or may be provided with a document feeder.

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