Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S scanning disk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scan'ning disk" Pronunciation: [key] — Television. Television. (in mechanical scanning) a disk with a line of holes spiraling in from its edge, rotated in front of a surface so as to expose a small segment as each hole passes before it for transmitting or reproducing a picture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. scanner scanning electron microscope TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: avatar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language