scan

/skæn/ noun

Definition

› [C] IT a picture of a document that has been put into a computer: The machine received a good score for its color scans.

› [S] a quick look through something, especially in order to check that it is good enough: Can you give this letter a quick scan?

(Definition of scan noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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