scan

Examine hastily.

“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”

Obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources.

Conform to a metrical pattern.

Examine minutely or intensely.

“the surgeon scanned the X-ray”

Make a wide, sweeping search of.

“The beams scanned the night sky”

Move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image.

Read metrically.

“scan verses”

An image produced by scanning.

“he analyzed the brain scan”

“you could see the tumor in the CAT scan”

The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region.

“he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars”