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    • scan :the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
      • he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars

    • scan :examine minutely or intensely
      • the surgeon scanned the X-ray

    • scan :an image produced by scanning
      • he analyzed the brain scan|you could see the tumor in the CAT scan

    • scan :examine hastily
      • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi

    • scan :make a wide, sweeping search of
      • The beams scanned the night sky

    • scan :read metrically
      • scan verses

    • scan :obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
      • This dictionary can be read by the computer

    • scan :conform to a metrical pattern

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