(1) To move a video or film camera horizontally across a scene. A horizontal scroll bar on an application window provides the same type of movement. See
pan & scan,
Ken Burns effect and
PTZ.
(2) (PAN) (
Primary
Account
Number) The customer number on an EMV credit or debit card. Contrast with
token. See
EMV.
(3) (PAN) See
processor area network and
personal area network.