scanathon means an event at which people digitize a large amount of archival material.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scanathon ranks #1,028 of 20,662 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From scan + -athon.
noun
- An event at which people digitize a large amount of archival material.“A Scanathon is an event the purpose of which is to preserve family photos by scanning them.”