scan-a-thon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scan +‎ -a-thon

Noun[edit]

scan-a-thon (plural scan-a-thons)

  1. Alternative form of scanathon
    • 2019, “Citizen Archivists Digitize Buffalo Soldiers’ Records During Scan-a-thon”, in National Archives[1]:
      Records related to Buffalo Soldiers, African Americans who served their nation on the western frontier following the Civil War, recently became more accessible thanks to the efforts of volunteers who participated in a “scan-a-thon” at the National Archives in Washington, DC.