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'''Scan''', '''SCAN''' or '''Scanning''' may refer to:
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==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
* [[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)|''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)|''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)|"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

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