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Scanning vs Screening - What's the difference?

scanning | screening |

As verbs the difference between scanning and screening

is that scanning is present participle of lang=en while screening is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between scanning and screening

is that scanning is the act of something being scanned while screening is mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

scanning

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something being scanned.
  • * 1994 , IGIC, Inc. Staff, Fiber Optic Sensors (page 147)
    • In the other case the scanner performs a given number of scannings , thus giving an automatic display of the complete set of measuring points.

    screening

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
    • I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.
  • The process of checking or filtering.
    • The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.
  • The showing of a film
  • The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  • (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
  • (soccer) shielding

    • Verb

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