scan

  1. Verb.  To examine sequentially, part by part.
  2. Verb.  (computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
  3. Verb.  To look about for.
  4. Verb.  (poetry) To fit or conform to a specific meter.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
  6. Noun.  An instance of scanning.
  7. Noun.  The result or output of a scanning process.

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