usage: the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
2. scanning, reproduction, replication
usage: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
Verb
1. scan, examine, see
usage: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down, examine, see
usage: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
3. scan, search
usage: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4. scan, conform
usage: conform to a metrical pattern
5. scan, move, displace
usage: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6. scan, declaim, recite
usage: read metrically; "scan verses"
7. read, scan, interpret, construe, see
usage: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"