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Scan, SCAN or Scanning may refer to:

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

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