(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. / (computing, transitive) To inspect, analyse or go over, often to find something.

Close investigation. / (computing) An instance of scanning. / (computing) The result or output of a scanning process.

present participle of scan

The act of something being scanned.

Converted to a digital format using a scanner. / Seen, looked at.

simple past tense and past participle of scan

plural of scan

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scan

plural of scanning

(Of a text or image) having had a digital copy made on a scanner.