Scan-a-thon
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of scanathon. alt-of, alternative
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From scan + -a-thon.
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