Scanner is ?? *

Input Device

Output Device

Backing Store

Scanner is Input Device

scanner, also called optical scanner, computer input device that uses a light beam to scan codes, text, or graphic images directly into a computer or computer system. Bar-code scanners are used widely at point-of-sale terminals in retail stores.

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