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Sean vs Scan - What's the difference?

sean | scan |

As nouns the difference between sean and scan

is that sean is alternative form of lang=en while scan is an instance of scanning.

As verbs the difference between sean and scan

is that sean is alternative form of lang=en while scan is to examine sequentially, part by part.

As a proper noun Sean

is a given name derived from Irish.

sean

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • * 1874 , Edmund William Hunt Holdsworth, Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats (page 157)
  • Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards
    (Webster 1913) ----

    scan

    English

    Verb

    (scann)
  • To examine sequentially, part by part.
  • (computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
  • To look about for.
  • He scanned the horizon.
  • (poetry) To fit or conform to a specific meter.
  • (obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of scanning.
  • The operators vacated the room during the scan .
  • The result or output of a scanning process.
  • The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.

    See also

    * pan and scan * scanlate * scanlation * scanlator * scanner

    Anagrams

    * English contranyms