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electrical scanning

American  
[ih-lek-tri-kuhl skan-ing] / ɪˈlɛk trɪ kəl skæn ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Electronics. a technique for varying the sector covered by a transmitting or receiving antenna by electrical means without moving the antenna.

  2. Also called electronic scanning.  Television. the technique used in scanning a surface to reproduce or transmit a picture.

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