appscan
nounUK /ˈæp.skæn/
US /ˈæp.skæn/
A tool that checks a phone or computer program for safety problems.
The team ran an appscan to make sure the new game was safe to download.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of searching through applications to find issues or bugs.
A quick appscan showed three broken buttons in the app.
3. A report produced by such a scanning tool.
She read the appscan and fixed the warnings it listed.
4. A brand name for a family of security testing tools.
The company uses AppScan to test its websites for weak spots.