Looking for the meaning or definition of the word scan? That's all it means.
to look at something carefully in order to find something
scan(noun)the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
scan, CAT scan(verb)an image produced by scanning
"he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
scan(verb)examine minutely or intensely
"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down(verb)examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
scan(verb)make a wide, sweeping search of
"The beams scanned the night sky"
scan(verb)conform to a metrical pattern
scan(verb)move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
scan(verb)read metrically
"scan verses"
read, scan(verb)obtain data from magnetic tapes
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge conditiongave the car a good scan to see if it was worth buying
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors
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