diff --git a/docs/admin/scanning.md b/docs/admin/scanning.md
index c4dd4c0f..7b605522 100644
--- a/docs/admin/scanning.md
+++ b/docs/admin/scanning.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Every scan is one of two kinds:
 | Control | Where | Kind | Scope |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | **Force Rescan All Libraries** | Admin dashboard → Quick Actions | Force | Every library |
-| **Scan** (library row) | Admin → Libraries | Force | That library |
+| **Force Rescan** (library row) | Admin → Libraries | Force | That library |
 | **Scan this folder** (folder-row icon) | Admin → Libraries → a library's panel | Shallow | That folder's subtree |
 | **Auto-Scan** + **Scan Interval (seconds)** | Admin → Settings → Scanning | Shallow | Every library |
 | **Retry** / **Retry all** | Admin → Libraries → Processing Issues | Per-item | Failed items only |
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ The details behind the table:
   force scan job for each. Libraries that already have a scan running are
   left alone — the button reports which libraries started and which were
   skipped because a scan was already in flight.
-- **Scan** on a library row is the same force rescan, scoped to that one
-  library. It shares the dashboard button's semantics exactly.
+- **Force Rescan** on a library row is the same force rescan, scoped to
+  that one library. It shares the dashboard button's semantics exactly.
 - **Scan this folder** is the only folder-sized scan, and the only shallow
   one an admin triggers by hand: unchanged files are skipped, and only
   that folder's subtree is walked. Because a partial scan can't vouch for
diff --git a/docs/developer/ui-controls.md b/docs/developer/ui-controls.md
index cc2ff846..a5415f75 100644
--- a/docs/developer/ui-controls.md
+++ b/docs/developer/ui-controls.md
@@ -218,9 +218,11 @@ does: Force-rescans every library — re-reads each file, re-extracts metadata w
 also: Scan All Libraries
 note: renamed 2026-11-02 — the old label under-promised a heavy operation
 
-label: Scan
+label: Force Rescan
 where: Admin → Libraries → a library's card row
-does: Force-rescans that one library (same semantics as Force Rescan All Libraries, scoped to a single library).
+does: Force-rescans that one library — re-reads and re-extracts every file in it. Same semantics as Force Rescan All Libraries, scoped to a single library.
+also: Scan
+note: renamed 2026-11-02 per owner — the label now carries the force semantics instead of hiding them
 
 label: Scan this folder
 where: Admin → Libraries → a library's panel → a folder row
diff --git a/templates/admin_library.templ b/templates/admin_library.templ
index 8ca5ce1d..d4b7c85f 100644
--- a/templates/admin_library.templ
+++ b/templates/admin_library.templ
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ templ LibraryList(user User, libraries []LibraryData, users []User) {
 								class="btn btn-secondary text-xs px-3 py-1.5"
 							>
 								@Icon("refresh", "h-4 w-4")
-								Scan
+								Force Rescan
 							</button>
 							<button
 								data-lib-id={ library.ID }
diff --git a/templates/admin_library_templ.go b/templates/admin_library_templ.go
index 3756b725..f461f505 100644
--- a/templates/admin_library_templ.go
+++ b/templates/admin_library_templ.go
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func LibraryList(user User, libraries []LibraryData, users []User) templ.Compone
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 37, "Scan</button> <button data-lib-id=\"")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 37, "Force Rescan</button> <button data-lib-id=\"")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}