Scans

/skænz/ verb

Definition

examines systematically; reads quickly; creates digital images

Etymology

From Latin 'scandere' meaning 'to climb', originally referring to climbing through verse meter

Kelly Says

The word originally meant analyzing poetry by 'climbing' through its rhythmic pattern - modern meanings of examining or digitizing came much later!

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