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Definition of Scan
Pronunciation: skăn | v. t. | 1. | To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. | | 2. | (Pros.) Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically. | | 3. | To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize. | | 4. | To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of something specific; as, to scan an article for mention of a particular person. | | 5. | (Electronics) To form an image or an electronic representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons over, and detecting and recording the reflected or transmitted signal. |
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