scanning
NOUN
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
scanning is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1N1N1I1N1G2
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does scanning mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
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
2
The process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer.
BROADER
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