Handheld scanners are portable and often used for scanning smaller or irregularly shaped .

There are several types of , including flatbed, sheet-fed, and handheld.

A is a device that converts physical documents into a digital format.

A 3D scanner captures the physical shape of an object and creates a 3D model.

A automatically scans sheets of paper without the need for manual placement.

Document feeders in scanners help automate the process of scanning multiple quickly.

Optical character recognition (OCR) technology is often used with scanners to convert text into editable digital text.