| scan | an electronic detector that scans automatically for some signal or condition |
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| scan | a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area |
| scan | an electronic device that generates a digital representation of a document for data input to a computer |
| scan | someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables |
| scan | the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer |
| scan | analysis of verse into metrical patterns |
| scan | supply sparingly, with a meager allowance |
| scan | limit in quality or quantity |
| scan | work hastily or carelessly |
| scan | less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so |
| scan | n a sparse or scanty way |
| scan | inadequately clothed |