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. (verb) 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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Definition of 'scan' 
