bagscanner
nounUK /ˈbæɡˌskænə/
US /ˈbæɡˌskænər/
A bagscanner is a machine that looks inside bags to check what is in them.
The guard put my backpack in the bagscanner before I went into the museum.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person whose job is to check bags at a security point.
The bagscanner waved us through after checking our bags.
3. Software that scans digital folders or files for harmful content.
The bagscanner flagged the downloaded file as unsafe.
4. A device that scans barcodes on shopping bags to count items.
The cashier used a bagscanner to count the bags quickly.