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Also Inflected form of scan

scanning

scan·ning

UK/ˈskænɪŋ/ US/ˈskænɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

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

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