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imager

imager

1 5.8
A tool that makes an exact digital copy of a computer drive for backup or analysis
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : duplicador
  • Imager can do it in less than five minutes and can show the final result on the computer monitor almost immediately, without waiting for the blue cast to disappear as the print dries.

Examples

  • Imager is designed to help Microsoft Word and Office users import, edit, and manipulate pictures easily within Microsoft Word or other Microsoft Office products.

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  • The Imager Help menu gives detailed instructions for doing it either way.

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  • Its name is "Microsoft Imager" and it once was included as a part of the Microsoft Office collection of software.

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  • I have to admit, I love the speed, simplicity, and versatility of Microsoft Imager.

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  • You can scan pictures into Imager using a TWAIN-compatible scanner, or you can open existing pictures.

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  • Images loaded into Imager can be handled independently, as in Photoshop, or can be handled from within another program, such as Microsoft Word.

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  • Information on the Microsoft website states that "Microsoft Imager can be used as a stand-alone imaging application or as an OLE Server."

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  • The new thermal imager accurately captured the detailed heat patterns of the equipment for analysis.

  • To create a complete digital backup, we used a special imager that duplicates the entire storage medium.

  • The technician explained how the imager could be used for both backup and forensic analysis.

Synonyms

cloner
vsimager
  • Specialized
2 5.5

A person who makes exact copies of living things, objects and data

is limited to creating precise digital images of storage media for backup or analysis
duplicator
vsimager
1 4.9

A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings

copies entire storage media as precise bit-for-bit digital images for technical use

How Complete

imager
  • Specialized
1 5.8
copier
24 1.0

Surface Forms

imager singular
imagers plural

Morphology

imager = image (semi-transparent) = image + er

The form is regular, but the computing sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the everyday meaning of 'image'.

Etymology

Imager comes from image ('picture' or 'copy') plus the ending -er ('one who makes'). In computing, an 'image' is an exact 'copy' of a disk or drive, so an imager is a tool that makes that copy.