Definitions
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
Word origin
From late Middle English scanne (“to mark off verse to show metrical structure”), from earlier scanden, from Late Latin scandere (“to scan verse”), from Classical Latin scandō (“to climb, rise, mount”), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump, dart, climb, scale, scan”).
Used in a sentence
“She scanned the passage carefully but could not find what she was looking for.”
“He scanned the horizon.”
“Slowly, he scanned the horizon, listening, watching for the signs he had been taught.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Examine quickly”4 letters
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