Carriage at Multimedia Glossary

What is it? Part of a flatbed scanner that travels the length of the scanner bed. The illuminating lamp is mounted on the carriage to provide light for the image. In a CCD scanner, the carriage has mirrors mounted on it which reflect the image back to the CCD. In a C

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