Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backscan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: backscan
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scan from the back or rear side.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To scan something from the back or rear side.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If at any stage it is impossible to make the required allocation of a node or line, or after the last E-word to find other realisations with the same mesh point 1, the control stream is backscanned by the interpreter to the first significant new allocation and the forward scan restarted."

Etymology

From back- + scan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: back

Usage

Inflected Forms

backscans (plural) backscans (present, singular) backscanning (participle, present) backscanned (participle, past) backscanned (past)

Antonyms

forescan

Questions

What does backscan mean?: A scan from the back or rear side.
Where does backscan come from?: From back- + scan.

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