overview

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.”

2. (rare)A view from above.
3. (obsolete)An inspection.

   “Are we betray’d thus to thy over-view?”

verb

1. (transitive)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.”