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
  • Scanf|, 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

See also

  • Scanner (disambiguation)
  • Skan (disambiguation)
  • Scansion, the analysis of writing and verse regarding rhythmic and especially metrical structure