scannable

scannable
scan ► VERB (scanned, scanning) 1) look at quickly in order to identify relevant features or information. 2) traverse with a detector or an electromagnetic beam, especially to obtain an image. 3) convert (a document or picture) into digital form for storage or processing on a computer. 4) analyse the metre of a line of verse. 5) (of verse) conform to metrical principles.
► NOUN 1) an act of scanning. 2) a medical examination using a scanner. 3) an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner.
DERIVATIVES scannable adjective.
ORIGIN Latin scandere 'climb' (later 'scan verses' , by analogy with the raising and lowering of one's foot when marking rhythm).

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