Scan

Scan, SCAN or Scanning may refer to:

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 , a function for retrieving formatted input in the C programming language 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

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