overview

Etymology

over- + view

noun

1. A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
   With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months. August 12 2020, Paul Bigland, “High Speed 2 is starting to accelerate”, in Rail, page 56
2. An inspection.

verb

1. To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary.
   Gouldner, on the other hand, overviewed all of sociology as it exists in the Western world today, using Talcott Parsons as a "representative" example of its dominant mode of thought. 1976, Elizabeth A. Freidheim, Sociological Theory in Research Practice, page 313