scanbed
nounEtymology From scan + bed.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
- Because of its tabloid-size scanbed, the Plug-n-Scan has a large footprint that makes it very stable. On the other hand, being a CIS scanner, it's light and has a very low profile and is designed so that the scanner can be stood upright on its end and still function.1998, PC Mag, volume 17, number 18, page 179:
- Synonyms
- bed