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in reading, skimming is a high speed reading process

in surfing, skimboarding or skimming is hydroplaning in waves or on a thin layer of water covering a beach

in credit card fraud, skimming is where the data in the card's magnetic strip is copied to a duplicate card without the card owner's knowledge.

price skimming is a pricing strategy in which a marketer sets a relatively high price for a product or service at first, then lowers the price over time.