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image scanner

device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image
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image scanner

Summary

image scanner ranks in the top 5% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,120 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • image scanner is a type of digital camera[2].
  • image scanner is a type of input device[3].
  • image scanner is a type of home appliance[4].
  • image scanner is a type of scanner[5].
  • image scanner is used for scanning[6].
  • image scanner's Commons category is recorded as Imaging scanners[7].
  • image scanner's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12562506[8].
  • image scanner's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Image scanners[9].
  • image scanner's different from is recorded as copy stand[10].

Why It Matters

image scanner ranks in the top 5% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,120 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    C64 wiki id → —
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    Tdkiv term id → 000000061
    Eurovoc id → 6192
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