/ Dictionary / Index S scanning disk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scan'ning disk" Pronunciation: [key] — Television. Television. (in mechanical scanning) a disk with a line of holes spiraling in from its edge, rotated in front of a surface so as to expose a small segment as each hole passes before it for transmitting or reproducing a picture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. scanner scanning electron microscope Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language