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Words with a similar base: scanning

'scanning'

[scanning.n.01] as in: the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

'scanning'

[scanning.n.02] as in: 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'

[scan.v.01] as in: examine minutely or intensely

Examples:
the surgeon scanned the X-ray

'scanning'

[scan.v.02] as in: examine hastily

Examples:
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi

'scanning'

[scan.v.03] as in: make a wide, sweeping search of

Examples:
The beams scanned the night sky

'scanning'

[scan.v.04] as in: conform to a metrical pattern

'scanning'

[scan.v.05] as in: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

'scanning'

[scan.v.06] as in: read metrically

Examples:
scan verses

'scanning'

[read.v.04] as in: obtain data from magnetic tapes

Examples:
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