scanpath

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noun

The path followed by the viewer's eyes when reading a document or observing a scene.

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Meanings

nounscanpath (plural scanpaths)

plural scanpaths

  1. The path followed by the viewer's eyes when reading a document or observing a scene.

    We conclude that inhibitory tagging is a viable mechanism for dynamical planning of scanpaths.

    2016, Lars O. M. Rothkegel, Heiko H. Schütt, Hans A. Trukenbrod, Felix A. Wichmann, Ralf Engbert, “Influence of initial fixation position in scene viewing”, in arXiv

Origin

From scan + path.

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APA

scanpath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scanpath

MLA

“scanpath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scanpath. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scanpath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scanpath.

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