Read and Scanning

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Read

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.
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Scanning is a synonym for read. In some cases you can replace term "Scanning" with "Read", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: reading, reader, readable, readability, readably

Scanning

Scanning noun - 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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Read is a synonym for scanning. Sometimes you can use "Read" instead a verb "Scanning".
Nearby Words: scan, scanned, scanner

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  • Touch Telepathy As shown by Madame de Pompadour, it works both ways, and she is able to read the Doctor's mind while he's scanning hers, much to his surprise.
    Source: Touch Telepathy
  • Recap / Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E8 "I Robot, You Jane" Together, they realise that Moloch has been set free into the internet; scanning being close enough to being 'read'.
    Source: Recap / Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E8 "I Robot, You Jane"
  • Super Speed Reading Kim Peek note the inspiration for Rain Man was able to read a book an hour scanning the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye.
    Source: Super Speed Reading
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