Refers to the frequency of a projector, monitor or signal. All computer signals 'scan' across the screen, building up the image. Expressed in Hertz (kHz).
The frequency with which a video display device "paints" scan lines. NTSC video has a scan rate of 15,734 lines per second (525 lines per frame multiplied by 29.97 frames per second), or 15.734k Hz.
The rate at which a group of channels is sampled, measured from scan to scan. For example, if 10 channels are in a scan, and a sample rate of 1,000 samples per second is specified, the scan rate is 100 scans per second.