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What is a "Scan"?

A "scan" is the process of converting the optical information of paper data (such as documents, magazine clippings, photos, and handwritten illustrations) into digital image data.

You can save scanned data as a digital image such as a JPEG or PDF.

You can then print the image, send it by email, or share the image in other ways.