SCANNING
scanning
(noun) the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
scanning
(noun) the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
SCAN
read, scan
(verb) obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources; “This dictionary can be read by the computer”
scan
(verb) read metrically; “scan verses”
scan
(verb) make a wide, sweeping search of; “The beams scanned the night sky”
scan
(verb) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down
(verb) examine hastily; “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
scan
(verb) examine minutely or intensely; “the surgeon scanned the X-ray”
scan
(verb) conform to a metrical pattern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
scanning
present participle of scan
Noun
scanning (plural scannings)
The act of something being scanned.
Source: Wiktionary
SCAN
Scan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Scanning.] Etym: [L. scandere, scansum, to climb, to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander. Cf. Ascend, Descend, Scale a ladder.]
1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.] Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand. Spenser.
2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically.
3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize. The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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