Scanlationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Scanlation (also scanslation) is the scanning, translation and editing of comics from a foreign language into a different language. Scanlation is done as an amateur work and is nearly always done without express permission from the copyright holder. The word scanlation is a portmanteau of scan and translation. The term is most often used for Japanese comics (manga). Scanlations may be viewed at websites or as sets of image files downloaded via the Internet.