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scan something in — ˌscan sth ˈinto sth | ˌscan sth ˈin derived (computing) to pass light over a picture or document using a ↑scanner in order to copy it and put it in the memory of a computer • Text and pictures can be scanned into the computer. Main entry: ↑scan … Useful english dictionary
scan — scan1 [ skæn ] verb ** ▸ 1 look carefully ▸ 2 read quickly ▸ 3 copy with equipment ▸ 4 photograph inside of something ▸ 5 about poetry 1. ) transitive to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to see a particular person or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scan — I UK [skæn] / US verb Word forms scan : present tense I/you/we/they scan he/she/it scans present participle scanning past tense scanned past participle scanned ** 1) [transitive] to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to… … English dictionary
scan — scan1 [skæn] v past tense and past participle scanned present participle scanning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(look at)¦ 2¦(read)¦ 3¦(see inside)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(poetry)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: scandere, from Latin … Dictionary of contemporary English
scan — [[t]skæ̱n[/t]] scans, scanning, scanned 1) VERB When you scan written material, you look through it quickly in order to find important or interesting information. [V n] She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers... [V through n] I… … English dictionary
scan — [skæn] verb [transitive] COMMERCE 1. to use a scanner (= special machine with an electronic beam ) to read the information on a credit card, the bar code on a product etc 2. to use a … Financial and business terms
Scan — (sk[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanned} (sk[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scanning}.] [L. scandere, scansum, to climb, to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander. Cf. {Ascend}, {Descend}, {Scale} a ladder.] 1. To mount by steps; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scan — I. verb (scanned; scanning) Etymology: Middle English scannen, from Late Latin scandere, from Latin, to climb; akin to Middle Irish sceinnid he springs, Sanskrit skandati he leaps Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to read or mark so as to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s … Medical dictionary
scan·ner — /ˈskænɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] : a device that scans things: such as a : a device that reads or copies information or images into a computer a price scanner at a supermarket a photo scanner … Useful english dictionary
