Verb (used with object) : to scan a page. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a satellite scan of the dark side of the moon; video scans of property listings available to customers. From Dictionary.com.
We preserved the color in scanning this, which makes the file bigger than it ought to be. From Wordnik.com. [Chants of the Church, Modern Notation] Reference
Suppose the scanning is 90 percent accurate, and the normal rate of heart disease is 10 percent, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Small Scanners Find Hidden Heart Disease | Impact Lab] Reference
UC probably would follow the Michigan model in scanning works both in and out of copyright, Greenstein said. From Wordnik.com. [Google Library Project Expands] Reference
“Once the scanning is complete we will enable the distribution of clean non-viral air into your paid quarters.”. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2006 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
And scanning is made even easier by offering a clip from the blog in a pop up window when you scroll over the title. From Wordnik.com. [Marketing = Making Connections « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour] Reference
Advance in scanning (upc codes) inventory control, transportation, and other technologies all popularized in and for the supermarket. From Wordnik.com. [Albemarle Approves Hollymead Town Center at cvillenews.com] Reference
The idea of fMRI, or “live brain scanning” is seriously well developed now, so much so that A-level students cover the subject at school. From Wordnik.com. [Another Girl, Another Planet « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Today, over publishers 'protests, the company will begin scanning in even copyrighted material (it has given publishers the chance to opt out). From Wordnik.com. [Calendar] Reference
Barcode User Interface (s) Integrated display & keypad / QBIT ™ Software label scanning and printing devices can also be Data Output ASCII (transfer table). From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [16 posts from March 2010] Reference
Or possibly some sort of fiddly snake-brain scanning device. (. From Wordnik.com. [mrissa: Definitely not slimy] Reference
Ooooh - I love the idea of scanning old photos in and using them in the photo book!. From Wordnik.com. [Wee Wonderfuls] Reference
This allows for easy scanning, which is useful if you're looking for blogs talking. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
This is called environmental scanning, which is vital to being successful in your field. From Wordnik.com. [Generational Reading Gap] Reference
Microsoft didn't come up with the idea of scanning in bar codes for price comparisons over the Net. From Wordnik.com. [PCMag.com: New Product Reviews] Reference
This allows for easy scanning, which is useful if you're looking for blogs talking about a hot topic. From Wordnik.com. [Search Engine Watch Blog] Reference
Haven’t read it all word for word, but in scanning through it I don’t see anything out of the ordinary. From Wordnik.com. [Plentyoffish Serious Member Profile Upgrade… « The Paradigm Shift] Reference
The latest contribution to the development of microscopy is what is termed the scanning tunneling microscope. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
(PET) scanning, which is one of the most common ways of assessing whether drug treatment is affecting GIST tumors. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
I fear my scanning is a bit sloppy: it is hard to really get the whole text right without prodigious amounts of time. From Wordnik.com. [Darwiniana] Reference
We have lots of helpful, smart people working on both the hardware and software problems facing everyone interested in scanning. From Wordnik.com. [Book Scanning « The Half-Baked Maker] Reference
Association and authors 'groups SGDL had argued that Google was exploiting that heritage, and called scanning an act of reproduction. From Wordnik.com. [RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds] Reference
Follow up The third method is called scanning because the sensor moves across the focal plane much like the sensor of a desktop scanner. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
La Martiniere, the French Publishers 'Association and authors' groups SGDL had argued that Google was exploiting that heritage, and called scanning an act of reproduction. From Wordnik.com. [Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com] Reference
Little has changed in scanning technology. From Wordnik.com. [Is The Standalone Inkjet Printer Finally Dead? | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
You know, I was just kind of scanning the book and coming up with ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Gibbard And Farrar Take On Kerouac's 'Big Sur'] Reference
Of course, in later appearances I believe this is contradicted stating that J'onn is always unconsciously "scanning". From Wordnik.com. [JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA # 39 DC COMICS, 1990] Reference
The FAA "is identifying and fixing weaknesses," Ms. Brown said, such as scanning software for potential vulnerabilities. From Wordnik.com. [FAA's Air-Traffic Networks Breached by Hackers] Reference
One term for such a reading is "scanning," which basically means reading with one particular question or purpose or element in mind. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
Our culture, that doesn't read anymore, does not understand, in general, the intellectual difference between "scanning" and "reading". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
This actually took a painfully long time to finish 'scanning' the drive for partitions. From Wordnik.com. [LXer Linux News] Reference
Because in this stage the mice scan the environment for landmarks this strategy is called "scanning". From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Possibly the most important use of the barcode "scanning" would be what GS1 calls "extended packaging.". From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
There are some cool features on the site as well, such as scanning through that page as oppose to installing the driver. From Wordnik.com. [Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals]
MessageLabs has also branched off into other services, such as scanning instant messages for security threats and filtering Web traffic. From Wordnik.com. [Techworld Australia News] Reference
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