skany

Skany is a term most often encountered in Polish, where it is the plural form of the noun skan. In this usage, skan refers to a scanned image, a digitized document, or the result of a scanning process. The plural skany is used to discuss multiple scanned items, such as skany faktur (scanned invoices), skany umów (scanned contracts), or general references to a collection of scanned documents.

In addition to document imaging, the word is used in other contexts where scanning produces a visible output. Medical and technical fields sometimes use skan to describe a scan image or study, including radiological imaging like MRI or CT scans. In information technology and security, skan can appear in phrases describing scanning processes, such as network or malware scans, though usage tends to follow the broader Polish vocabulary for these concepts.

Etymology and usage notes: skan is a loanword adapted into Polish from the English word scan, with the verb skanować meaning to scan. The plural form skany follows regular patterns for masculine nouns ending in -an. Outside Polish-language contexts, skany rarely functions as a common English term; it may appear as a loanword in multilingual technical writing or, occasionally, as a proper noun or surname in various languages.

See also: scan, scanning, skanować, skaner.