Security experts believe Apple’s fingerprint scanning technology senses whether a digit is attached to a living human, so severed phalanges should prove unsuccessful for unlocking a stolen iPhone.
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Scanning
//ˈskænɪŋ//
Synonyms for "scanning" (68 found)
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18 entriesB-scanningangioscanningautoscanningdifferential scanning calorimetryhyperscanninglow-dose CT scanningmicroscanningmonochromated scanning transmission electron microscopemultiscanningneuroscanningnonscanningradioscanningscanning electron micrographscanning electron microscopescanning electron microscopyscanning transmission electron microscope
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The eagle perched atop the cliff, scanning the valley spread out beneath it.
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Dan spent hours scanning dozens of pages of Linda's diary.
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Sami was scanning the backyard.
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