scanlation.
The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another language, typically for free distribution over the Internet.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another language, typically for free distribution over the Internet.
A comic that has been scanned, translated; the product of a scanlation.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trānslātiōbor. Anglo-Norman translaciounbor. Middle English translacioun English translation English scanlation From scan + translation.
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