scan

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[examine]] sequentially, carefully, or critically; to [[scrutinize]]; to [[behold]] closely. {{defdate|from 16th C.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To look about for; to look over quickly. {{defdate|from 19th C.}}
3. {{lb|en|computing|medicine|transitive}} To create an [[image]] of something with the use of a [[scanner]].
4. {{lb|en|computing|transitive}} To [[read]] with an [[electronic]] [[device]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive|originally}} To [[mount]] by [[step]]s; to go through with step by step.
6. {{lb|en|poetry|transitive}} To [[read]] or [[mark]] so as to show a [[specific]] [[metre]]. {{defdate|from 14th C.}}
7. {{lb|en|poetry|intransitive}} To [[conform]] to a metrical structure.

Noun

1. A close [[investigation]]. {{defdate|from 1700s}}
2. {{lb|en|computing}} An instance of scanning.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} The result or output of a scanning process.
4. {{lb|en|functional programming}} A [[higher-order function]] that applies a [[binary operation]] to a sequence of values, starting with an [[accumulator]], and returns a new sequence with the results.

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