English Explanatory Dictionary

scanno

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A typographical error caused by optical character recognition (OCR) software, which may mistake a letter or set of letters for a letter or set of letters of similar shape.

Pronunciation

/ˈskænəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scanno.wav /ˈskænoʊ/

Word forms

scanno scannos scano

Etymology

From scan + -o, modelled on typo.

Related words

homoglyph homoglyphic OCR optical character recognition
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