"scantron" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scantrons [plural]
Etymology: Genericized trademark. By genericization of Scantron (from scan + -tron), a manufacturer and brand name of the devices. Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark, {{suffix|en|scan|tron}} scan + -tron Head templates: {{en-noun}} scantron (plural scantrons)
  1. (education, often attributive) A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing. Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-scantron-en-noun-cpRnUP5x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, English terms suffixed with -tron Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tron: 84 16 Topics: education
  2. (education) A prepared form for use in such a device. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-scantron-en-noun-Kx6ypfXc Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Scantron

Inflected forms

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