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scanslation

scanslation is the alternative form of scanlation.

Meaning of scanlation

Noun

scanlation (countable and uncountable, plural scanlations)

  1. 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.
  2. A comic that has been scanned, translated; the product of a scanlation.

Origin of scanslation

Blend of scan + translation.

Questions about scanslation

What is scanslation the alternative form of?
Scanslation is the alternative form of scanlation.

Words near scanslation in the dictionary

  1. scansioned
  2. scansioning
  3. scansionist
  4. scansionists
  5. scansions
  6. scanslation
  7. scansorial
  8. scansoriality
  9. scansorially
  10. scansorii
  11. scansoriopterigid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scanslation (page history and authors); scanlation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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