glossary

Scanner Type-Multi Functional Devices

A scanner is a device, which captures images from photographic prints, etc for computer editing and display. There are two types of scanners available: Flatbed Scanners and Sheet Feed Scanners. The flatbed scanners are similar to photocopiers where the image or the document to be scanned has to be placed on the flat surface of the scanner. An in-built photoelectric light device scans the document. In sheetfeed scanners the document to be scanned is fed into the scanner.