scanlation

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scanlation

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Alternative forms

• scanslation

Etymology

Blend of scan +‎ translation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skænˈleɪʃən/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

scanlation (countable and uncountable, plural scanlations)

1. (comics, chiefly manga) The process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet.
2. (comics) A comic that has been scanned, translated, and with translation overlaid onto the original text to produce a second-language version of the comic; a scanlated comic.

Coordinate terms

• fansub
• fandub
• fanslation

Related terms

• scanlate
• scanlator

Translations

the process of scanlation

Arabic: مَسْح تَرْجَمَة m (masḥ tarjama) Chinese: Mandarin: 掃描翻譯 / 扫描翻译 (sǎomiáo-fānyì) French: scanlation (fr) f German: Scanlation f Indonesian: pindai terjemah Japanese: スキャンレイション (sukyanreishon) Polish: skanlacja f Russian: сканле́йт m (skanléjt), сканля́ция f (skanljácija), сканле́йшн f (skanléjšn) Spanish: scanlation f Thai: please add this translation if you can:

the product of scanlation

French: scantrad, scanlation (fr) m Indonesian: pindai terjemahan Italian: scanlation

Anagrams

• salcatonin, sanctional