English noun: scanning | |||
1. | scanning (process) the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | photography | ||
2. | scanning (act) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | replication, reproduction | ||