scannano

Scannano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb scannare. The infinitive scannare belongs to the first conjugation (-are verbs) and is used to describe the act of scanning in various contexts, such as operating a scanner, processing documents, or inspecting data. In modern usage, scannare is common in computing, office work, and information technology, where it denotes converting physical or digital content into a scanned or machine-readable form.

As a conjugated form, scannano occurs with plural subjects (they scan). Its related forms include io scanno (I scan), tu scanni (you scan), lui/lei scanna (he/she scans), noi scanniamo (we scan), and voi scannate (you all scan). The past participle is scannato and the gerund is scannando. These forms enable a range of tenses and moods when combined with auxiliary verbs or in compound constructions.

In addition to its technical sense, scannare can have historical or regional meanings related to cutting or slaughtering, which are archaic or rarely used in contemporary Italian. In standard modern Italian, however, the predominant sense of scannare is to scan or to digitize content, making scannano a common verb form in everyday technical and professional communication.

See also: Italian verb conjugation, scanning (technology), document scanning.