Scan

Scanning refers to:

Generally the use of a data acquisition device / searching; for a listing of such scanners see (disambiguation)
The contact-free scanning of objects with recording techniques, see Sensor (technology)
The collection of records in the document management
In the language flyer scanning the visual field by other flying objects during flight
The systematic monitoring and screening of selected sky regions by means of observatories or astrometry
A technique in Speed Reading
In medicine, the acquisition of diagnostic images using computed tomography