Usually means: Cropping widescreen to fit TV.
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  1. pan-and-scan: Wiktionary
  2. pan-and-scan: Dictionary.com
  3. Pan-and-scan: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. pan-and-scan: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Pan-and-scan)

adjective:  Alternative spelling of pan and scan [(film) Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off.]

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