Definitions

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  • verb Present participle of scan.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
  • noun 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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Examples

  • To analyze that data, officials are doing what one described as scanning the treetops for the most immediate intelligence'' that points to possible imminent threats.

    Al Qaeda Sought to Target U.S. Train Network Adam Entous 2011

  • With stories almost every week about a new bot network or browser exploit threatening Western civilisation, the need for not just straightforward virus-checking, but regular spyware and malware scanning, is as great as ever.

    44% or more Japanese internet users don’t filter spam 2009

  • In a recent post I mentioned that the written description of Hamlet as fat was a mistake in scanning and that it should have been hot, as was spoken in the performance that I saw.

    Hamlet the tubby? 2010

  • When you are not connected, the scanning is done through the locally cached definitions.

    Panda Puts Antivirus Software in the Cloud 2009

  • In a recent post I mentioned that the written description of Hamlet as fat was a mistake in scanning and that it should have been hot, as was spoken in the performance that I saw.

    Hamlet the tubby? 2010

  • When you are connected to the Internet, scanning is done from the cloud, not locally.

    Panda Puts Antivirus Software in the Cloud 2009

  • My book scanning is done without funding or pay of any kind, i am trying to figure out how to get help in the process, has anyone figured out how to get help in the scanning process from the local community?

    Book Scanning « The Half-Baked Maker 2009

  • In a recent post I mentioned that the written description of Hamlet as fat was a mistake in scanning and that it should have been hot, as was spoken in the performance that I saw.

    16 posts from March 2010 2010

  • We preserved the color in scanning this, which makes the file bigger than it ought to be.

    Chants of the Church, Modern Notation 2009

  • And scanning is made even easier by offering a clip from the blog in a pop up window when you scroll over the title.

    Marketing = Making Connections « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour 2008

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