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Scan vs Browser - What's the difference?

scan | browser |

In computing terms the difference between scan and browser

is that scan is to create a digital copy of an using a scanner while browser is a web browser.

As nouns the difference between scan and browser

is that scan is an instance of scanning while browser is a person or animal who browses.

As a verb scan

is to examine sequentially, part by part.

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

    browser

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or animal who browses.
  • A person who, while shopping, purchases nothing.
  • (computing) A web browser.
  • Derived terms

    * browser hijacking * Web browser