scanning
/ˈskænɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
- To look about for; to look over quickly.
- To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
- To read with an electronic device.
- To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
- To read or mark so as to show a specific meter.
- The act of something being scanned.
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