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# Scans Event Category
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  The **Scans** event category contains scan events.  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Scan:Started Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/scan-started-event-class.md)|Indicates that a table or index scan has started.|  
|[Scan:Stopped Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/scan-stopped-event-class.md)|Indicates that a table or index scan has stopped.|