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prescanning

prescanning is the present participle and gerund of prescan.

Meaning of prescan

Verb

prescan (third-person singular simple present prescans, present participle prescanning, simple past and past participle prescanned)

  1. (transitive) To scan in advance.

Questions about prescanning

What is prescanning the present participle and gerund of?
Prescanning is the present participle and gerund of prescan.

Words near prescanning in the dictionary

  1. prescales
  2. prescaling
  3. prescan
  4. prescandal
  5. prescanned
  6. prescanning
  7. prescans
  8. prescapula
  9. prescapular
  10. preschedule
  11. prescheduled

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