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