SCANNING
Dictionary entry overview: What does scanning mean? • SCANNING (noun)
The noun SCANNING has 2 senses:
1. the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
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
Familiarity information: SCANNING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCANNING (noun)
Meaning:
The process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("scanning" is a kind of...):
photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("scanning" is a kind of...):
replication; reproduction (the act of making copies)
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