laser scanner

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barcodes

  • bar code (Universal Product Code)
    In barcode

    …read by an optical (laser) scanner that is part of a computer system. A handheld scanner or barcode pen is moved across the code, or the code itself is moved by hand across a scanner built into a checkout counter or other surface. The computer then stores or immediately…

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laser applications

  • laser components: cutaway view
    In laser: Laser scanners

    The ability to focus laser beams onto very small spots and to switch them on and off billions of times per second makes lasers important tools in telecommunications and information processing. In laser supermarket scanners, a rotating mirror scans a red beam while…

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