scan
n : the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed
region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his
binoculars"
v 1: examine minutely or intensely
2: examine hastily [syn: {skim}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run
down}]
3: glance over or read superficially
4: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the
night sky"
5: conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse
6: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an
image
7: read metrically; "scan verses"
8: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be
read by the computer" [syn: {read}]