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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScannen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈskanən
"Das Scannen der Bilder war sehr schnell."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of examining something carefully in order to detect any potential issues or to gather information.
"The scanning of the documents revealed several errors that needed correction." - 2
A method of reading or looking through something quickly to find specific information.
"She was scanning the newspaper for any news about the upcoming election."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'scanning' originates from the Latin word 'scanare', meaning 'to climb' or 'to leap'. It evolved through Middle English, where it came to refer to the act of examining or analyzing something closely, particularly in the context of reading or interpreting text.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scanning" is said worldwide
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numérisation
Transliteration: ny-mer-i-za-syon
"La numérisation des documents a pris plusieurs heures."
Scannen
Transliteration: ˈskanən
"Das Scannen der Bilder war sehr schnell."
scansione
Transliteration: scan-syo-ne
"La scansione dei documenti è stata completata."
escaneo
Transliteration: es-ka-neo
"El escaneo de los archivos fue exitoso."
digitalização
Transliteration: di-ji-ta-li-za-sao
"A digitalização dos documentos é necessária."
स्कैनिंग
Transliteration: skaining
"दस्तावेज़ों की स्कैनिंग की गई।"
扫描
Transliteration: sǎomiáo
"文件的扫描已经完成。"
스캔
Transliteration: seukaen
"문서의 스캔이 완료되었습니다."
スキャン
Transliteration: sukyan
"文書のスキャンが完了しました。"
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