scan

scan (http://definr.com/scan)

     n : the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed
         region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his
         binoculars"
     v 1: examine minutely or intensely
     2: examine hastily [syn: skim, rake, glance over, {run
        down}]
     3: glance over or read superficially
     4: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the
        night sky"
     5: conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse
     6: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an
        image
     7: read metrically; "scan verses"
     8: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be
        read by the computer" [syn: read]