This is the 6484th most frequent German word.
einscannen
"To scan something (e.g., a document or image) into a digital format using a scanner."
The verb 'einscannen' here is used to describe the action of scanning documents into digital format.
Ich muss die Dokumente einscannen, um sie per E-Mail zu senden.
I need to scan the documents to send them via email.
'Einscannen' in this context refers to the act of scanning photographs for preservation.
Er hat alle Photos von seiner Reise eingescannt, um sie zu archivieren.
He scanned all the photos from his trip to archive them.
Here, 'einscannen' is applied to scanning invoices for organizational or record-keeping purposes.