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 process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"
a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation