Look up: scan

1. Scan
   to assign stress patterns to a poem.
   Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo
   
   
2. Scan
   Normal channel scanning in a data acquisition system involves stepping round and reading each input channel in turn. The scan will return to the first channel once all the channels have been sampled.
   Found on http://www.windmill.co.uk/glossary.html
   
   
3. scan
   [n] - the act of scanning 2. [v] - conform to a metrical pattern 3. [v] - examine minutely or intensely 4. [v] - examine hastily 5. [v] - move a light beam over 6. [v] - make a wide, sweeping search of 7. [v] - read metrically 8. [v] - glance over or read superficially
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. Scan
   (Digital cameras and photo printers) The process of reading information through the use of a scanner.
   Found on http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/208_10
   
   
5. Scan
   (Scans) Looking at the inside of the body from the outside to see if there is anything wrong (eg CT scan or Ultrasound scan).
   Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/g
   
   
6. Scan
   this word has two relevant meanings: a.       to look over a text very quickly, trying to locate information by locating a key word; b.       a line of poetry which conforms to the rhythm (metre) of the rest of the poem is said to scan.
   Found on http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary
   
   
7. Scan
   Convert photographs, 35mm or 6 x 6 trannies into digital files that can be placed into a publication. Precise cropping and resizing originals is simple, and is the necessary first-step towards other photo manipulation techniques, such as adjusting tonal values and colour castes.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829
   
   
8. Scan
   Scan: As a noun, the data or image obtained from the examination of organs or regions of the body by gathering information with a sensing device. For specific scans, please see their alphabetical listings (such as Bone scan, CAT scan, Spiral CAT scan, Nuchal fold scan, and Thyroid scan).
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
9. scan
   said of receivers scanning through the frequencies used in het ERMES system Category: News-systems and communications • in electro-magnetic or acoustic search,one complete rotation of the antenna Category: News-systems and communications
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
10. Scan
    Scan (skăn) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scanned (skănd); present participle & verbal noun Scanning .] [ Latin scandere , scansum , to climb, to sc...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/25
    
    
11. scan
    A type of imaging, for example ultrasound, MR, CT, scintigram. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
12. scan
    CAT scan noun an image produced by scanning; `he analyzed the brain scan`; `you could see the tumor in the CAT scan`
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13. scan
    noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; `he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars`
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14. scan
    verb obtain data from magnetic tapes; `This dictionary can be read by the computer`
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15. scan
    (skan) to examine or map the body, or one or more organs or regions of it, by gathering information with a sensing device, such as a moving detector or a sweeping beam of radiation. the data or image so obtained, often designated according to the organ under examination, such as a brain scan, kidney scan, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
16. Scan
    • (v. t.) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
17. SCAN
    SCAN or Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry is a set of tools created by WHO aimed at diagnosing and measuring mental illness that may occur in adult life. It is not constructed explicitly for use with either ICD-10 or DSM-IV but can be used for both systems. The SCAN system was or...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCAN
    
    
18. Scan
    [Prison Break] ==Summary== US 1st edition cover for To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams. ==Rationale of fair use for To Green Angel Tower== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scan_(Priso
    
    
19. SCAN
    1. ['A Parallel Implementation of the SCAN Language', N.G. Bourbakis, Comp Langs 14(4):239-254 (1989)]. 2. A real-time language from DEC. [Are these the same language?] (1994-11-01)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/SCAN
    
    
20. scan
    1. (computer peripheral) See scanner. 2. (circuit design) See scan design. 3. (functional programming) See scanl, scanr. 4. (storage, algorithm) An algorithm for scheduling multiple accesses to a disk. A number of requests are ordered according to the data's position on the storage device. This re...
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21. scan
    Type: Term Pronunciation: skan Definitions: 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; CT scan, radionuclide scan, ultrasound scan, etc. 3. Abbreviated form of scint...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
22. scan
    Regularity of the metre or syllables of a line of verse. To count, mark or test the metre or syllables is to `scan` the line. A line is said to `scan` when it is regular according to the pattern set by other lines in the poem. `Scanning` a text also means to read over it quickly in order to locate information or to fin...
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23. Scan
    A computer-aided medical picture, used to examine the body. The picture is often built up of several pictures, to make a `map` of an area. Scans are made by a number of different machines (including CT scanners, MRI scanners, and radioisotope scanners).
    Found on http://www.patientinfo.selcn.nhs.uk/glos
    
    
24. scan
    A picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In liver scanning and bone scanning, radioac...
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