deskew

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verb

To rotate a scanned image to compensate for skewing.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbdeskew (third-person singular simple present deskews, present participle deskewing, simple past and past participle deskewed)

present singular third person deskews · participle present deskewing · participle past deskewed · past deskewed

  1. transitivecomputingTo rotate a scanned image to compensate for skewing.

Origin

Translations

Hungarian kiegyenesít
  • kiegyenesítcomputing: to rotate a scanned image to compensate for skewing

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APA

deskew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deskew

MLA

“deskew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deskew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deskew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deskew.

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