Skim: read superficially and skippingly.
scan: examine closely.

Maj, what do you mean by reading superficially and skippingly??

Maybe what i mean is that you are looking for specific words, information. You aren't interested in reading the whole text. That's why you might want to make jumps over irrelevant information.

Also, I would like to add. Skimming is when you just want to get a quick (rough) overview of the text without worrying about the details. On the other hand, scanning is when you examine the text quickly, but closely and methodically.

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plz gave me the difference of skimming scanning if any one want to help me.bye

Hi,

You don't like the explanation that people gave earlier in this thread?

Best wishes, Clive