unscanned

Meanings

adjectiveunscanned (not comparable)

not comparableNot having been scanned.
We recommend never taking unscanned work because it frequently results in problems for the transcriptionist.
1998, Donna Avila-Weil, Mary Glaccum, The Independent Medical Transcriptionist, →ISBN, page 156
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The scanned 1978 patient did better than the unscanned 1974 patient in 31% of pairs, whereas the unscanned 1974 patient did better than the scanned 1978 patient in only 7% of pairs.
2015, Martin Bland, An Introduction to Medical Statistics, →ISBN, page 5
Rescanning and replacement scanning of previously unscanned images, including those missed by the high-speed scanner operator or those considered inappropriate for processing by high-speed scanner[.]
1991, 'Optical Digital Image Storage System: project report
not comparableInvolving a technique that does not involve scanning, where an alternative technique that does involve scanning exists.
For unscanned modes which do not involve electronic or mechanical steering of the acoustic beam, the potential for significant temperature increase is the greatest
1995, Lee W. Goldman, J. Brian Fowlkes, Medical CT & Ultrasound: Current Technology and Applications
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This provided an input speed that exceeded the capability of unscanned image filmsetters. Unscanned filmsetter devices use a moving matrix grid or a stationary character grid with electromechanical control of character selection for photographic recording.
1978, Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, →ISBN
not comparableUnobserved, unexamined, or unconsidered.
The birth of a legend or tradition occurs, how we know not, in fancy's dim and unscanned regions
2007, Joannes De Sancto Geminiano, The Legend of the Holy Fina, Virgin of Santo Gemignano, →ISBN, page xiii
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This tiger-footed rage, when it shall find The harm of unscanned swiftness, will too late Tie leaden pounds to 's heels.
1607, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus
Such sentiments are not those of a contemner of divine power, but of one who believed in the ever-present miracle, unscanned by human reason,—the government of the invisible God.
2014, William John Law, The Alps of Hannibal - Volume 2, →ISBN, page 246
not comparableHaving no consistent meter.
The music of the measured, scanned verse of Latin and Greek poetry is one thing ; the music of the rhymed, unscanned verse of Villon and the old French poets, la poe'sie chante'e, is another.
2011, Walter Pater, The Works of Walter Pater, →ISBN, page 168