"self-scan" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From self- + scan. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|scan}} self- + scan Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-scan (uncountable)
  1. (retail, chiefly attributive) An electronic system in a supermarket etc. allowing customers to scan the barcodes on their purchases and pay for them without the need for a cashier. Tags: attributive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-scan-en-noun-qOhudUhN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: business, commerce, retail

Verb

Forms: self-scans [present, singular, third-person], self-scanning [participle, present], self-scanned [participle, past], self-scanned [past]
Etymology: From self- + scan. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|scan}} self- + scan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} self-scan (third-person singular simple present self-scans, present participle self-scanning, simple past and past participle self-scanned)
  1. (retail) To use this system.
    Sense id: en-self-scan-en-verb-Roz~4znU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 48 52 Topics: business, commerce, retail

Inflected forms

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