Scan

Definitions

1. A close investigation.
2. Of written things, a careful reading.
3. Of written things, a cursory reading: a skim.
4. An instance of scanning.
5. The result or output of a scanning process.
6. 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.

Equivalents

Examples

“The operators vacated the room during the scan⟳.”

“In the dispute with the RMT about scanning tickets, Jackson said it was the right thing to do to pay⟳ conductors something to scan⟳ tickets. Northern pays two pence per scan⟳, Jackson noted, adding that ticket scanning helps to cut⟳ fraud and increase⟳ staff visibility.”

“The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.”

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