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Definitions of scan
  1. verb
    examine hastily
    "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
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  2. verb
    obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

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  3. noun
    an image produced by scanning
    "he analyzed the brain scan" "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

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  4. verb
    conform to a metrical pattern
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  5. verb
    examine minutely or intensely
    "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
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  6. verb
    make a wide, sweeping search of
    "The beams scanned the night sky"
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  7. verb
    move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
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  8. verb
    read metrically
    "scan verses"
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  9. noun
    the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
    "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
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