scanning
Reading with light
Scanning is methodical visual or electronic examination—moving across a surface or through data to detect or extract what matters.
Eyes scan a crowd for a familiar face; machines scan documents to digitize them.
A medical scan images the body's interior.
To scan text is to read it quickly for key points rather than studying every word.
In poetry, to scan a line is to analyze its meter: The verse doesn't scan properly.
Passing lightly over
- browsingCasual examination of options
- perusalClose reading of something
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
- speed-readingFast text absorption technique
overview · previewing · flipping · leafing · surveying · reviewing · examination · headline
Imaging-based diagnostic medicine
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
X-ray · mammography · echocardiography · angiography · biopsy · screening · colonoscopy · endoscopy
Surveillance camera network
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- securityProtection from threat
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- trackingMonitoring location over time
fingerprint · retina · iris · checkpoint · detection · screening · watchlist · profiling
Machine reading of images
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- feederSource of input
- PDFFixed-layout document format
archive · photocopy · microfilm · fax · resolution · DPI · TIFF · batch
Payment completion process
- UPCProduct identification stripes
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- readerOne who peruses text
- POSRetail or grammar term
price · label · product · retail · grocery · cashier · QR · SKU
Underwater detection by echoes
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- pingBrief metallic tone
- echoReflected sound wave
detection · range · tracking · beam · antenna · signal · return · blip
Recurring arrangement or template
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
- processingSystematic operation on data
parsing · interpretation · metrics · sampling · detection · anomaly · frequency · spectrum
skimming
Passing lightly over
- browsingCasual examination of options
- perusalClose reading of something
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
speed-reading · overview · previewing · flipping · leafing · surveying · reviewing · examination · headline · abstract
radiology
Imaging-based diagnostic medicine
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
PET · X-ray · mammography · echocardiography · angiography · biopsy · screening · colonoscopy · endoscopy · pathology
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- securityProtection from threat
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
tracking · fingerprint · retina · iris · checkpoint · detection · screening · watchlist · profiling · inspection
OCR
Machine reading of images
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- feederSource of input
PDF · archive · photocopy · microfilm · fax · resolution · DPI · TIFF · batch · paperless
checkout
Payment completion process
POS · price · label · product · retail · grocery · cashier · QR · SKU · beep
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
echo · detection · range · tracking · beam · antenna · signal · return · blip · contact
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
processing · parsing · interpretation · metrics · sampling · detection · anomaly · frequency · spectrum · waveform
- computer skillstyping, keyboarding, copy paste, clicking, scrolling
- detection methodsradar, sonar, MRI, ultrasound, DNA testing
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
- filingfile, filing cabinets, filing cabinet, files, filing systems
- observation skillsattention to detail, attention, detail, patterns, focus
- test strategiestime management, elimination, process of elimination, guessing, pacing
scanningstaring
Gazing without break
fixating · focusing · studying · scrutinizing · peering
scanningstudying
Deliberate learning effort
poring over · perusing · analyzing · scrutinizing · examining
- fingerprint scanningIdentity verification through ridge patterns
- face scanningAnalyzing features for identification
- scanning station
- cat scanningComputerized axial tomography
- 3D scanningRecording physical geometry digitally
- barcode scanningOptical product identification method