scan verb (LOOK)
C2 [T] to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information:
She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train.
Doug scanned the horizon for any sign of the boat.
C1 [I + adv/prep, T] 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 the text contains:
I scanned through the booklet but couldn't find the address.
Scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.
scan verb (MAKE PICTURE)
C1 [I or T] to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer, or to take a picture of the inside of something:
I'll just scan the article into the computer.
Volunteers' brains were scanned while they looked at the pictures.
All hand luggage has to be scanned.