# blanking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #57,248

## Definitions
1. An instance of something being blanked out.
2. A metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.
3. The reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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