Scanalize

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jan 13, 2009, at 2:01 PM, Gerald Walton wrote:

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> I use a scanner that  has a scanalizing dialogue box and uses the
> word _scanalizing_ while the process is underway. Is _scanalize_
> becoming a word? If so, is the meaning just the same as _scan??

ScanAlize or Scanalize appears to be a specific scanning product.

arnold

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