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scanbed

scanbed noun: the flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.

Noun

scanbed (plural scanbeds)

  1. 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

Synonyms of scanbed

Forms of scanbed

pluralscanbeds

Origin of scanbed

From scan + bed.

Questions about scanbed

What does scanbed mean?
Scanbed means the flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
What part of speech is scanbed?
Scanbed is a noun.
What is the plural of scanbed?
The plural of scanbed is scanbeds.

Words near scanbed in the dictionary

  1. scan-a-thons
  2. scan. mag.
  3. scanability
  4. scanathon
  5. scanathons
  6. scanbed
  7. scanbeds
  8. scance
  9. scanced
  10. scances
  11. scancing

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