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[scan] SCAN, SCAN or SCANNING may refer to: [TOC right]
** Science and technology
*** Computing and electronics
- Graham scan , an algorithm for finding the convex hull of a set of points in the plane
- 3D scanning , of a real-world object or environment to collect three dimensional data
- Counter-scanning , in physical micro and nanotopography measuring instruments like scanning probe microscope
- Elevator algorithm or SCAN, a disk scheduling algorithm
- Image scanning , an optical scan of images, printed text, handwriting or an object
- Optical character recognition , optical recognition of printed text or printed sheet music
- Port scanner , in computer networking
- Prefix sum , an operation on lists that is also known as the scan operator
- Raster scan , the rectangular pattern of image capture and reconstruction in television
- Scan chain , a type of manufacturing test used with integrated circuits
- Scan line , one line in a raster scanning pattern
- Screen reading , on computers to quickly locate text elements and images
- Shared Check Authorization Network (SCAN), a database of bad check writers and collection agency for bad checks
- Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN), by NASA
*** Medical
- Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), a set of psychiatric diagnostic tools by WHO
- DMSA scan , a radionuclide scan used in kidney studies
- Medical imaging , of the interior of a body
- Medical ultrasound , the medical procedure for examining internal structures, especially when applied to developing foetuses in the womb
- CT scan (computed tomography scan)
- Magnetic resonance imaging , MRI scan
- Switch access scanning , a technique that allows users with motor impairments to use a computer using switch access
- Partner-assisted scanning , a technique that allows a person with severe disabilities to communicate
** Businesses
- Scan Furniture , a former US chain in Washington, D.C., US
- SCAN Health Plan , not-for-profit health care company based in Long Beach, California, US
- Scan AB or Scan Foods UK Ltd, the Swedish and UK subsidiaries of the Finnish HKScan
- Seattle Community Access Network , a former TV channel in Seattle, Washington, US
- Scan (company) , a software company based in Provo, Utah, US
** Publishing
- _Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience_ , a scientific journal
- _Scanning_ (journal) , a scanning microscopy scientific journal published by Hindawi
- _Scan: Journal of Media Arts Culture_ , former online journal published by Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- _SCAN_ (newspaper) , the student newspaper at Lancaster University, UK
** Other uses
- Scansion , in poetry
- Scan reading , a method of speed reading
- Scientific content analysis (SCAN), a disputed technique
- "Scan" ( _Prison Break_ episode) , an episode of the television series _Prison Break_
** See also
- Scanner (disambiguation)
- Skan (disambiguation)
- Scansion , the analysis of writing and verse regarding rhythmic and especially metrical structure
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