Definition of scanning Scanning

/skæˈnɪŋ/ - [skaning] - scan•ning

We found 5 definitions of scanning from 4 different sources.

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What does scanning mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: scannings

scanning - the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
  photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
scanning - 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
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • scanning (Verb)
    Present participle of scan.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scanning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Scan

Part of speech

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  • scanning, verb, gerund of scan (infinitive).
  • scanning, noun, singular of scannings.

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