scan
verb [ T ]
uk/skæn/ us-nn- IT, COMMERCE
to use a piece of electronic equipment to get information from something such as a bank card or a product's barcode:
The barcode is scanned to get the price of the product.
IT
to use a machine to make a copy of a document or picture and put it into a computer:
He scanned the document and emailed it to the head office.
to look through a text quickly in order to find a piece of information that you want or to get a general idea of what it is about:
I scanned the article looking for details, but didn't find anything.
scan
noun
uk/skæn/ us [ C ] IT
a picture of a document that has been put into a computer:
The machine received a good score for its color scans.
[ S ]
a quick look through something, especially in order to check that it is good enough:
Can you give this letter a quick scan?