scarper

v : take to one's heels; cut and run [syn: {run}, {turn tail}, {lam},

{run away}, {bunk}, {break away}]

scanner

1. An input device that takes in an optical image and

digitises it into an electronic image represented as binary

data. This can be used to create a computerised version of a

photo or illustration.

A scanner may be linked to {optical character recognition}

software allowing printed documents to be converted to

electronic text without having to type them in at a keyboard.

2. {lexical analyser}.

(1995-02-14)