Used in a Sentence

scans

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for scans.

Editorial note

Vulnerability scans or automated scans on United servers (including scans using tools such as Acunetix, Core Impact or Nessus) One can hope that the bad guys are similarly polite.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A close investigation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of scans gathered in one view.

noun

A close investigation.

noun

Of written things, a cursory reading: a skim.

noun

Of written things, a careful reading.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scans.

noun

A close investigation.

noun

Of written things, a cursory reading: a skim.

noun

Of written things, a careful reading.

verb

(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.

Example sentences

1

Vulnerability scans or automated scans on United servers (including scans using tools such as Acunetix, Core Impact or Nessus) One can hope that the bad guys are similarly polite.

2

Most liver lesions are not palpable and are normally diagnosed (following blood tests) with ultrasound, CT or MRI scans.

3

There's also sslyze for comprehensive and fast scans, it can test just about any TLS service.

4

We send our scans to Vobile, who matches it against copyright holders who have allowed us to scan for their content.

5

This is usually followed by some first-pass selection scans to identify genes of interest.

6

The system which scans mobile phone metadata (among other things) and turns it into drone bombing targets is already enough like the latter.

7

For private labeling, though, I'd prefer something that just scans alphanumeric labels, and not some silly triangles.

8

Do security experts place less emphasis on virus scans because they do their browsing on OS for which virus scanning is less important?

9

Your picture directory might also contain scans of sensitive documents, etc.

10

From the article: 'Studies and scans showed that the box was made of non-English silver, and originated in continental Europe many decades before it reached Jamestown.

11

If I could ensure SQL never using index/table scans and make it fail without proper indexes it would be a major help.

12

But I think this might be a different story if you could compare two full-body scans, and take note of the differences.

Quote examples

1

By "precomputing object lifetimes" I just mean that the object lifetimes are determined at compile time, without runtime scans.

2

Or is it more likely (human nature being what it is, especially when faced with an event in the "We could have prevented this but failed to" category) that laws will be passed to ban drone operation unless the operator has a year of training, N hours of flight time, retinal scans on record, and a giant red 'D' branded on their chest?

Proper noun examples

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Scans of the box have already allowed 3d prints of its contents.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scans in a sentence?

Vulnerability scans or automated scans on United servers (including scans using tools such as Acunetix, Core Impact or Nessus) One can hope that the bad guys are similarly polite.

What does scans mean?

A close investigation.

What part of speech is scans?

scans is commonly used as noun, verb.