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search vs scan

scan vs search

search and scan both are nouns.

search and scan both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
search Yes No Yes No
scan Yes No Yes No
As verbs, scan is a hyponym of search; that is, scan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than search:
  • search: subject to a search
  • scan: make a wide, sweeping search of
Other hyponyms of search include raid, frisk, strip-search, go, rifle, rummage, comb, ransack.
search (noun) scan (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas an image produced by scanning
an investigation seeking answers
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
search (verb) scan (verb)
inquire into obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of read metrically
subject to a search make a wide, sweeping search of
search or seek move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
examine hastily
examine minutely or intensely
conform to a metrical pattern
Difference between search and scan

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