a radio receiver that can quickly switch between two or more channels (today's scanners usally have more then 500 channels) and then stop when the frequency is active. Used by criminals and radio operators to listent to pretty much everything from the police officer asking his buddy to get him more doughnuts and your cordless phone.
by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003
A book written by Philip K. Dick, that was later turned into an animated movie of the same name. Follows the story of a undercover drug detective who ends up getting hooked on the drugs he's fighting. His sacrifice, however, uncovers the terrible truth about an agency that provides drug addicts safe-houses to get off the drug. Fantastic book and great movie. The book is better though. The story was inspired by the 1970s drug culture that Dick participated in. It's dedicated to dozens of his friends that died or were crippled by drug use.
by commiebobo September 22, 2009
by DUDE May 8, 2003
(verb): The act of a listening to police, fire, or other emergency personnel radio traffic and responding to the scene to see the action unfold live. While this technique is used by many news crews to get the inside story first, it is also considered a hobby by some scanner enthusiasts.
While scanner chasing today, I heard the police being dispatched to a vehicle rollover. I responded to the scene of the incident and took pictures!
by CPD 103 December 28, 2011
A device you can you to listen to many of the public services and has been most commonly used to listen to NASCAR Driver-communications and officials
I used the Radio Scanner to listen to NASCAR communication, turns out Kenny Wallace dropped 10 f-bombs after that bad pit stop.
by Joe C August 26, 2004
Specks of dust that show up on a image that was scanned into a computer. Commonly occurs when a dusty flatbed scanner is used to scan film or photographs. Also commonly referred to as just "Pubes".
by editviewgo January 10, 2010
A small battery-operated ultraviolet light one uses to find semen stains in hotel room beddings. The use of the word PROTEIN incorporates a humorous euphemism.
We realized the maid had skipped changing the sheets, but my PROTEIN SCANNER found the evidence of a rendezvous the previous night.
by Judas Cross June 9, 2020