SCAN
Definition of SCAN
- (verb)examine minutely or intensely
- (verb)examine hastily
- (verb)make a wide, sweeping search of
- (verb)conform to a metrical pattern
- (verb)move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- (verb)read metrically
- (verb)obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- (noun)the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- (noun)an image produced by scanning