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reproduction vs scanning

scanning vs reproduction

reproduction and scanning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reproduction Yes No No No
scanning Yes No No No
As nouns, scanning is a hyponym of reproduction; that is, scanning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reproduction:
  • reproduction: the act of making copies
  • scanning: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
Other hyponyms of reproduction include sound reproduction.
reproduction (noun) scanning (noun)
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
the act of making copies the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
the process of generating offspring
Difference between reproduction and scanning

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