scanlation
English
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editBlend of scan + translation
Noun
editscanlation (countable and uncountable, plural scanlations)
- (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.
- (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.
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editthe process of scanlation
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the product of scanlation
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