| Term | contact scanner |
| Variations | touch scanner |
| See also | laser scanner, structured light scanner |
| Definition | A scanner that creates a three dimensional image of a firmly held object by lightly touching its surface. Either the object or the probe is rotated until the entire surface is measured. |
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