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 Definition of 'scan'

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1. (noun) scan
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

2. (noun) scan, CAT scan
an image produced by scanning
"he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

3. (verb) scan
examine minutely or intensely
"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"

4. (verb) scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down
examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

5. (verb) scan
make a wide, sweeping search of
"The beams scanned the night sky"

6. (verb) scan
conform to a metrical pattern


7. (verb) scan
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image


8. (verb) scan
read metrically
"scan verses"

9. (verb) read, scan
obtain data from magnetic tapes
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
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