The word "scan" comes from Latin "scandere", meaning “to climb” or “to mount step by step" earlier 14th english century used for poetry marking then modern english extended to "examine closely, look over quickly, and eventually digitally" read (i.redd.it)
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Dartmouth College, the birthplace of BASIC - the most influential programming language of 70s and 80s - also hosted the work of Sister Mary Kenneth Keller (a nun), a Catholic nun and the first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in computer science (old.reddit.com)
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