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The phrase "a scanning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of scanning something, such as a document or an image, in a general sense.
Example: "A scanning of the document revealed several errors that needed correction."
Alternatives: "a scan" or "an examination".
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Lateral deflection was observed at a scanning angle of 90° over a distance of 5 μm and a scanning frequency of 2 Hz.
Dehaene has become a scanning virtuoso.
You need a scanning electron microscope.
His work has involved a scanning method called electron-beam computed tomography (CT).
Molecular-scale images taken by a scanning, tunneling microscope showed these to be palygroskite and indigo.
They returned home to put the material under a scanning electron microscope.
It will then divulge details about the vehicle's operation to a mechanic with a scanning tool.
Had the office sent all the records away to a scanning service, I asked?
Nearly all of the 700 shoppers who have picked up a scanning device from the YourSherpa kiosk have purchased items.
This culminated in the first successful version of a system known as a scanning transmission electron microscope, or STEM.
Each seed is magnified through a scanning process that must be completed before the more fragile pods deteriorate.
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