WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
elec′trical scan′ning, 
    1. Electronicsa technique for varying the sector covered by a transmitting or receiving antenna by electrical means without moving the antenna.
    2. Radio and TelevisionAlso called electronic scanning. [Television.]the technique used in scanning a surface to reproduce or transmit a picture.

'electrical scanning' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
electronic scanning - mechanical scanning

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