Scanlation
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /skænˈleɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scanlation is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- scanlations
- scanslation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scanslation, radioscanning, rescanning, translation, back-translation, traduction.
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