scan
Skim for information
Scan originally meant to analyze verse by examining its meter, but now more often means the opposite—to look over quickly rather than carefully: She scanned the headlines.
In computing and imaging, to scan is to pass a sensor systematically across something to capture or read data: scanning a barcode, scanning a document.
A scan is the act of scanning or its result: a brain scan, a quick scan of the room.
Pass over lightly
- glanceBrief, casual look
- browseSurvey without intent
- peruseExamine in detail
- flip throughBrowse rapidly, superficially
leaf through · overview · preview · cursory · quick read · speed-read · headline · scroll
Inspect with close attention
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- surveySystematic data collection
- inspectStudy closely for flaws
- reviewCritical written assessment
analyze · check · assess · evaluate · probe · search · sweep · comb
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- mammographyBreast cancer screening X-ray
colonoscopy · echocardiogram · biopsy · screening · radiologist · imaging · diagnosis · tumor
skim
Pass over lightly
flip through · leaf through · overview · preview · cursory · quick read · speed-read · headline · scroll · thumb through
scrutinize
Inspect with close attention
review · analyze · check · assess · evaluate · probe · search · sweep · comb · look over
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
mammography · colonoscopy · echocardiogram · biopsy · screening · radiologist · imaging · diagnosis · tumor · lesion
barcode
Encoded product stripes
- QR codeTwo-dimensional scannable data pattern
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- retinalOf eye's inner lining
biometric · OCR · document · upload · virus · malware · antivirus · port · network · vulnerability
scansion
Analyzing verse rhythm patterns
verse · iambic · trochee · foot · stress · syllable · cadence · metrical · pentameter · hexameter
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- authenticationpassword, login, logout, fingerprint, ID
- car audiocar radio, car stereo, head unit, stereo, infotainment
- copiescopy, photocopy, duplicate, carbon copy, xerox
- digital filesfile, audio file, files, document, backup file
scanstudy
Deliberate learning effort
scrutinize · pore over · analyze · peruse · read carefully
- brain scanMedical image of mind's organ
- MRI scanMagnetic body imaging procedure
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- laser scannerLight-based code interpreter
- CAT scanComputed tomography procedure
- barcode scannerDevice reading printed stripes
scanner, scanning, scans, scanned, scannable, unscanned, rescan, rescans, rescanned