reader
[ ree-der ]
/ ˈri dər /
noun
Origin of reader
OTHER WORDS FROM reader
non·read·er, noun sub·read·er, noun un·der·read·er, nounWords nearby reader
read/write head,
readability,
readable,
readdress,
reade,
reader,
readership,
readies,
readily,
readiness,
reading
Definition for reader (2 of 2)
optical scanning
noun
the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
Compare
optical character recognition.
Origin of optical scanning
First recorded in 1955–60
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British Dictionary definitions for reader
reader
/ (ˈriːdə) /