prescanned

Scanned in advance

Prescanned describes something that has been scanned in advance, typically before a later stage of processing, inspection, or use.

Documents might be prescanned before a meeting so participants can review them digitally: The prescanned files were already in the shared folder.

In security contexts, luggage or packages may be prescanned to expedite screening at checkpoints.

security

screening

Evaluative selection process

credential · access control · vetted · cleared · admission · entry · verified · authenticated · trusted traveler · TSA PreCheck

technology

barcode

Encoded product stripes

  • RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
  • QR codeTwo-dimensional scannable data pattern
  • inventoryCatalog of held assets

automation · machine vision · data capture · sensors · digitalization · tracking · labeling · code reader · product identification · image processing

logistics

shipping

Transporting goods to destinations

manifested · expedited · customs · clearance · tagged · catalogued · itemized · pre-processed · palletized · consignment

Opposites
temporal sequence of scanning

prescannedrescanned

Digitized a second time

scanning status

prescannedunscanned

Not passed through detection

unprocessed · unreviewed · unscannable · unsorted · raw

Family

prescanning

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