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noun : SCANNING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer ;
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2. (
) 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 ;
verb : SCANNING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" ;
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2. (
) examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" ;
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3. (
) make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky" ;
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4. (
) conform to a metrical pattern ;
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5. (
) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image ;
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6. (
) read metrically; "scan verses" ;
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