blanking

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noun

An instance of something being blanked out.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blank
nounblanking (countable and uncountable, plural blankings)

plural blankings

  1. countableuncountableAn instance of something being blanked out.
  2. countableuncountableartsA metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.
  3. countableuncountablebroadcastingThe reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.

    Thus during each blanking, a line pattern of charges is read into the horizontal register in parallel.

    2001, A. M. Dhake, TV and Video Engineering, page 73
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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