scoring

The word “scoring” means the act or process of earning or recording points in a game. In plain terms, usually about racking up points in sport, but also a technical term for pre-creasing card or paper for folding.

Here is “scoring” used in a sentence: “The team's scoring improved dramatically in the second half.”

“Scoring” is a noun.

“Scoring” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Scoring” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the act or process of earning or recording points in a game.

'Scoring' is the present participle or gerund and refers to the ongoing act or process of earning points, as in 'he is scoring quickly'. 'Scored' is the past form, used for points already earned, as in 'she scored twice'.

In printing, papercraft, and packaging, 'scoring' means making shallow cuts or indents in paper, card, or similar material. This is done so the material folds cleanly and evenly along the line, unlike the sports sense of recording points in a game.

Scoring makes a shallow cut or indented line in the material, while creasing presses a fold into it, often without cutting. Scoring is usually the step that lets thick card be folded neatly, and the two are often used together in craft and print work.