No. 11,679 in French
scanner
To digitize or examine something using a scanner device.
In a sentence
Je vais scanner ce document pour l'envoyer par email.
I will scan this document to send it via email.
Here, 'scanner' is being used as a verb to denote the action of digitizing a physical document using a scanning device.
Il y a un scanner dans cette salle pour numériser les papiers.
There is a scanner in this room to digitize papers.
In this usage, 'scanner' functions as a noun referring to the electronic device designed to scan and digitize documents.
Le médecin va scanner ma poitrine pour examiner mes poumons.
The doctor will scan my chest to examine my lungs.
Here, 'scanner' is used as a verb to describe the medical imaging action involving a scanning device, such as an X-ray or MRI machine.
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