scanno

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scanno

/ˈskænəʊ/ UK
/ˈskænoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ænəʊ

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From scan + -o, modelled on typo.

noun scannos · scano

informal A typographical error caused by optical character recognition (OCR) software, which may mistake a letter or set of letters for a letter or set of letters of similar shape.

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noun error in scanning

中文	識別錯字 /识别错字 shíbié cuòzì

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"scanno." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scanno. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scanno. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scanno

Chicago

"scanno." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scanno.

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@misc{scanno_2026,
  title = {scanno},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scanno},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}