diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3e84b4..a769da9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ callers).
 
 ### Changed
 
+- **`SubtitleCandidate` renamed to `SubtitleScanResult`.** The old name
+  conflated "this might become a placed subtitle" with "this is what a
+  scan pass produced". The class is the output of a scan/identify pass
+  — language/format may still be `None`, confidence reflects how sure
+  the classifier is, and `raw_tokens` holds the filename fragments
+  under analysis. `SubtitleScanResult` says that directly. Pure rename
+  with a refreshed docstring in `alfred/domain/subtitles/entities.py`;
+  no behavior change. Touches the domain entity + `__init__` export,
+  the matcher / identifier / utils services, the manage_subtitles use
+  case, the placer, the metadata store, the shared-media cross-ref
+  comment, and the seven test modules that imported the type.
+
 - **`ParsedRelease` is now frozen; enrichment passes return new
   instances.** The VO was mutable so `detect_media_type` and
   `enrich_from_probe` could patch fields in place — a code smell in a
diff --git a/alfred/application/filesystem/manage_subtitles.py b/alfred/application/filesystem/manage_subtitles.py
index 7f8c9f3..e191e61 100644
--- a/alfred/application/filesystem/manage_subtitles.py
+++ b/alfred/application/filesystem/manage_subtitles.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from alfred.domain.shared.value_objects import ImdbId
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.services.identifier import SubtitleIdentifier
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.services.matcher import SubtitleMatcher
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.services.pattern_detector import PatternDetector
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class ManageSubtitlesUseCase:
 
 
 def _to_unresolved_dto(
-    track: SubtitleCandidate, min_confidence: float = 0.7
+    track: SubtitleScanResult, min_confidence: float = 0.7
 ) -> UnresolvedTrack:
     reason = "unknown_language" if track.language is None else "low_confidence"
     return UnresolvedTrack(
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ def _to_unresolved_dto(
 
 def _pair_placed_with_tracks(
     placed: list[PlacedTrack],
-    tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate],
-) -> list[tuple[PlacedTrack, SubtitleCandidate]]:
+    tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult],
+) -> list[tuple[PlacedTrack, SubtitleScanResult]]:
     """
-    Pair each PlacedTrack with its originating SubtitleCandidate by source path.
+    Pair each PlacedTrack with its originating SubtitleScanResult by source path.
     Falls back to positional matching if paths don't align.
     """
     track_by_path = {t.file_path: t for t in tracks if t.file_path}
diff --git a/alfred/application/subtitles/placer.py b/alfred/application/subtitles/placer.py
index 1f90100..b18994a 100644
--- a/alfred/application/subtitles/placer.py
+++ b/alfred/application/subtitles/placer.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.value_objects import SubtitleType
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _build_dest_name(track: SubtitleCandidate, video_stem: str) -> str:
+def _build_dest_name(track: SubtitleScanResult, video_stem: str) -> str:
     """
     Build the destination filename for a subtitle track.
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class PlacedTrack:
 @dataclass
 class PlaceResult:
     placed: list[PlacedTrack]
-    skipped: list[tuple[SubtitleCandidate, str]]  # (track, reason)
+    skipped: list[tuple[SubtitleScanResult, str]]  # (track, reason)
 
     @property
     def placed_count(self) -> int:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class PlaceResult:
 
 class SubtitlePlacer:
     """
-    Hard-links matched SubtitleCandidate files next to a destination video.
+    Hard-links matched SubtitleScanResult files next to a destination video.
 
     Uses the same hard-link strategy as FileManager.copy_file:
     instant, no data duplication, qBittorrent keeps seeding.
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ class SubtitlePlacer:
 
     def place(
         self,
-        tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate],
+        tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult],
         destination_video: Path,
     ) -> PlaceResult:
         placed: list[PlacedTrack] = []
-        skipped: list[tuple[SubtitleCandidate, str]] = []
+        skipped: list[tuple[SubtitleScanResult, str]] = []
 
         dest_dir = destination_video.parent
 
diff --git a/alfred/domain/shared/media.py b/alfred/domain/shared/media.py
index e9ddcf4..f075fb1 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/shared/media.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/shared/media.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 These are the **container-view** dataclasses, populated from ffprobe output and
 used across the project to describe the content of a media file.
 
-Not to be confused with ``alfred.domain.subtitles.entities.SubtitleCandidate``
+Not to be confused with ``alfred.domain.subtitles.entities.SubtitleScanResult``
 which models a subtitle being **scanned/matched** (with confidence, raw tokens,
 file path, etc.). The two coexist by design — they describe the same real-world
 concept seen from two different bounded contexts.
diff --git a/alfred/domain/subtitles/__init__.py b/alfred/domain/subtitles/__init__.py
index 048cdd8..ed4c610 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/subtitles/__init__.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/subtitles/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Subtitles domain — subtitle identification, classification and placement."""
 
 from .aggregates import SubtitleRuleSet
-from .entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleCandidate
+from .entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleScanResult
 from .exceptions import SubtitleNotFound
 from .services import PatternDetector, SubtitleIdentifier, SubtitleMatcher
 from .value_objects import (
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from .value_objects import (
 )
 
 __all__ = [
-    "SubtitleCandidate",
+    "SubtitleScanResult",
     "MediaSubtitleMetadata",
     "SubtitleRuleSet",
     "SubtitleIdentifier",
diff --git a/alfred/domain/subtitles/entities.py b/alfred/domain/subtitles/entities.py
index 7ecbfbe..46757a1 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/subtitles/entities.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/subtitles/entities.py
@@ -12,16 +12,18 @@ from .value_objects import (
 
 
 @dataclass
-class SubtitleCandidate:
+class SubtitleScanResult:
     """
-    A subtitle being scanned and matched — either an external file or an embedded stream.
+    A subtitle observed during a scan — either an external file or an embedded stream.
 
     Unlike ``alfred.domain.shared.media.SubtitleTrack`` (the pure container-view
-    populated from ffprobe), a SubtitleCandidate carries the **flow state** of the
-    subtitle matching pipeline: language/format are typed value objects that may
-    be ``None`` while classification is in progress, ``confidence`` reflects how
-    certain we are, and ``raw_tokens`` holds the filename fragments still under
-    analysis. State evolves: unknown → resolved after user clarification.
+    populated from ffprobe), a ``SubtitleScanResult`` carries the **flow state**
+    of the subtitle matching pipeline: language/format are typed value objects
+    that may be ``None`` while classification is in progress, ``confidence``
+    reflects how certain we are, and ``raw_tokens`` holds the filename fragments
+    still under analysis. State evolves: unknown → resolved after user
+    clarification. The name reflects this — it's the **output of a scan pass**,
+    not a value object.
     """
 
     # Classification (may be None if not yet resolved)
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ class SubtitleCandidate:
             if self.is_embedded
             else str(self.file_path.name if self.file_path else "?")
         )
-        return f"SubtitleCandidate({lang}, {self.subtitle_type.value}, {fmt}, src={src}, conf={self.confidence:.2f})"
+        return f"SubtitleScanResult({lang}, {self.subtitle_type.value}, {fmt}, src={src}, conf={self.confidence:.2f})"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -84,14 +86,14 @@ class MediaSubtitleMetadata:
 
     media_id: ImdbId | None
     media_type: str  # "movie" | "tv_show"
-    embedded_tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate] = field(default_factory=list)
-    external_tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate] = field(default_factory=list)
+    embedded_tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult] = field(default_factory=list)
+    external_tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult] = field(default_factory=list)
     release_group: str | None = None
     detected_pattern_id: str | None = None  # pattern id from knowledge base
     pattern_confirmed: bool = False
 
     @property
-    def all_tracks(self) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+    def all_tracks(self) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         return self.embedded_tracks + self.external_tracks
 
     @property
@@ -99,5 +101,5 @@ class MediaSubtitleMetadata:
         return len(self.embedded_tracks) + len(self.external_tracks)
 
     @property
-    def unresolved_tracks(self) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+    def unresolved_tracks(self) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         return [t for t in self.external_tracks if t.language is None]
diff --git a/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/identifier.py b/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/identifier.py
index bc98ccb..234d7fd 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/identifier.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/identifier.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from ...shared.ports import FilesystemScanner, MediaProber
 from ..ports import SubtitleKnowledge
 from ...shared.value_objects import ImdbId
-from ..entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleCandidate
+from ..entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleScanResult
 from ..value_objects import ScanStrategy, SubtitlePattern, SubtitleType
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
     # Embedded tracks — via MediaProber
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def _scan_embedded(self, video_path: Path) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+    def _scan_embedded(self, video_path: Path) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         streams = self.prober.list_subtitle_streams(video_path)
 
         tracks = []
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
                 stype = SubtitleType.STANDARD
 
             tracks.append(
-                SubtitleCandidate(
+                SubtitleScanResult(
                     language=lang,
                     format=None,
                     subtitle_type=stype,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
 
     def _scan_external(
         self, video_path: Path, pattern: SubtitlePattern
-    ) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+    ) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         strategy = pattern.scan_strategy
         episode_stem: str | None = None
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
         entries: list,
         pattern: SubtitlePattern,
         episode_stem: str | None = None,
-    ) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+    ) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         tracks = [
             self._classify_single(entry, episode_stem=episode_stem) for entry in entries
         ]
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
 
     def _classify_single(
         self, entry, episode_stem: str | None = None
-    ) -> SubtitleCandidate:
+    ) -> SubtitleScanResult:
         fmt = self.kb.format_for_extension(entry.suffix)
         tokens = (
             _tokenize_suffix(entry.stem, episode_stem)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
         if entry.suffix.lower() == ".srt":
             entry_count = _count_entries(self.scanner.read_text(entry.path))
 
-        return SubtitleCandidate(
+        return SubtitleScanResult(
             language=language,
             format=fmt,
             subtitle_type=subtitle_type,
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
         )
 
     def _disambiguate_by_size(
-        self, tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate]
-    ) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+        self, tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult]
+    ) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         """
         When multiple tracks share the same language and type is UNKNOWN/STANDARD,
         the one with the most entries (lines) is SDH, the smallest is FORCED if
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
         """
 
         # Group by language code
-        lang_groups: dict[str, list[SubtitleCandidate]] = {}
+        lang_groups: dict[str, list[SubtitleScanResult]] = {}
         for track in tracks:
             key = track.language.code if track.language else "__unknown__"
             lang_groups.setdefault(key, []).append(track)
@@ -306,6 +306,6 @@ class SubtitleIdentifier:
 
         return result
 
-    def _set_type(self, track: SubtitleCandidate, stype: SubtitleType) -> None:
+    def _set_type(self, track: SubtitleScanResult, stype: SubtitleType) -> None:
         """Mutate track type in-place."""
         track.subtitle_type = stype
diff --git a/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/matcher.py b/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/matcher.py
index 27de2cf..fbd2375 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/matcher.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/matcher.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from ..entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from ..entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from ..value_objects import SubtitleMatchingRules
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class SubtitleMatcher:
     """
-    Filters a list of SubtitleCandidate against effective SubtitleMatchingRules.
+    Filters a list of SubtitleScanResult against effective SubtitleMatchingRules.
 
     Returns matched tracks (pass all filters, confidence >= min_confidence)
     and unresolved tracks (need user clarification).
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ class SubtitleMatcher:
 
     def match(
         self,
-        tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate],
+        tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult],
         rules: SubtitleMatchingRules,
-    ) -> tuple[list[SubtitleCandidate], list[SubtitleCandidate]]:
+    ) -> tuple[list[SubtitleScanResult], list[SubtitleScanResult]]:
         """
         Returns (matched, unresolved).
         """
-        matched: list[SubtitleCandidate] = []
-        unresolved: list[SubtitleCandidate] = []
+        matched: list[SubtitleScanResult] = []
+        unresolved: list[SubtitleScanResult] = []
 
         for track in tracks:
             if track.is_embedded:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class SubtitleMatcher:
         return matched, unresolved
 
     def _passes_filters(
-        self, track: SubtitleCandidate, rules: SubtitleMatchingRules
+        self, track: SubtitleScanResult, rules: SubtitleMatchingRules
     ) -> bool:
         # Language filter
         if rules.preferred_languages:
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ class SubtitleMatcher:
 
     def _resolve_conflicts(
         self,
-        tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate],
+        tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult],
         rules: SubtitleMatchingRules,
-    ) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+    ) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
         """
         When multiple tracks have same language + type, keep only the best one
         according to format_priority. If no format_priority applies, keep the first.
         """
-        seen: dict[tuple, SubtitleCandidate] = {}
+        seen: dict[tuple, SubtitleScanResult] = {}
 
         for track in tracks:
             lang = track.language.code if track.language else None
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class SubtitleMatcher:
 
     def _prefer(
         self,
-        candidate: SubtitleCandidate,
-        existing: SubtitleCandidate,
+        candidate: SubtitleScanResult,
+        existing: SubtitleScanResult,
         format_priority: list[str],
     ) -> bool:
         """Return True if candidate is preferable to existing."""
diff --git a/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/utils.py b/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/utils.py
index 526ac1c..0e29296 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/utils.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/subtitles/services/utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Subtitle service utilities."""
 
-from ..entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from ..entities import SubtitleScanResult
 
 
-def available_subtitles(tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate]) -> list[SubtitleCandidate]:
+def available_subtitles(tracks: list[SubtitleScanResult]) -> list[SubtitleScanResult]:
     """
     Return the distinct subtitle tracks available, deduped by (language, type).
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def available_subtitles(tracks: list[SubtitleCandidate]) -> list[SubtitleCandida
     preferences — e.g. eng, eng.sdh, fra all show up as separate entries.
     """
     seen: set[tuple] = set()
-    result: list[SubtitleCandidate] = []
+    result: list[SubtitleScanResult] = []
     for track in tracks:
         lang = track.language.code if track.language else None
         key = (lang, track.subtitle_type)
diff --git a/alfred/infrastructure/subtitle/metadata_store.py b/alfred/infrastructure/subtitle/metadata_store.py
index f2f3773..8c570e8 100644
--- a/alfred/infrastructure/subtitle/metadata_store.py
+++ b/alfred/infrastructure/subtitle/metadata_store.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.application.subtitles.placer import PlacedTrack
 from alfred.infrastructure.metadata.store import MetadataStore
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SubtitleMetadataStore:
     Subtitle-pipeline view of the per-release `.alfred/metadata.yaml`.
 
     Backed by a generic MetadataStore; this class only knows how to build
-    a subtitle_history entry from PlacedTrack/SubtitleCandidate pairs.
+    a subtitle_history entry from PlacedTrack/SubtitleScanResult pairs.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, library_root: Path):
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SubtitleMetadataStore:
 
     def append_history(
         self,
-        placed_pairs: list[tuple[PlacedTrack, SubtitleCandidate]],
+        placed_pairs: list[tuple[PlacedTrack, SubtitleScanResult]],
         season: int | None = None,
         episode: int | None = None,
         release_group: str | None = None,
diff --git a/tests/application/test_manage_subtitles.py b/tests/application/test_manage_subtitles.py
index c4aed58..f4f6a5d 100644
--- a/tests/application/test_manage_subtitles.py
+++ b/tests/application/test_manage_subtitles.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from alfred.application.filesystem.manage_subtitles import (
     _to_imdb_id,
     _to_unresolved_dto,
 )
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.application.subtitles.placer import PlacedTrack, PlaceResult
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.value_objects import (
     ScanStrategy,
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ def _track(
     is_embedded: bool = False,
     raw_tokens: list[str] | None = None,
     file_size_kb: float | None = None,
-) -> SubtitleCandidate:
-    return SubtitleCandidate(
+) -> SubtitleScanResult:
+    return SubtitleScanResult(
         language=lang,
         format=fmt,
         subtitle_type=stype,
diff --git a/tests/application/test_subtitle_placer.py b/tests/application/test_subtitle_placer.py
index aecb1f0..7c14d2a 100644
--- a/tests/application/test_subtitle_placer.py
+++ b/tests/application/test_subtitle_placer.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.application.subtitles.placer import (
     PlacedTrack,
     PlaceResult,
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ def _track(
     fmt=SRT,
     stype=SubtitleType.STANDARD,
     is_embedded: bool = False,
-) -> SubtitleCandidate:
-    return SubtitleCandidate(
+) -> SubtitleScanResult:
+    return SubtitleScanResult(
         language=lang,
         format=fmt,
         subtitle_type=stype,
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_subtitle_identifier.py b/tests/domain/test_subtitle_identifier.py
index 36251a7..92fa295 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_subtitle_identifier.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_subtitle_identifier.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 import pytest
 
 from alfred.domain.shared.ports import FileEntry
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.services.identifier import (
     SubtitleIdentifier,
     _count_entries,
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ class TestSizeDisambiguation:
             detection=TypeDetectionMethod.SIZE_AND_COUNT,
         )
 
-    def _track(self, lang_code: str, entries: int) -> SubtitleCandidate:
-        return SubtitleCandidate(
+    def _track(self, lang_code: str, entries: int) -> SubtitleScanResult:
+        return SubtitleScanResult(
             language=SubtitleLanguage(code=lang_code, tokens=[lang_code]),
             format=None,
             subtitle_type=SubtitleType.UNKNOWN,
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_subtitle_matcher.py b/tests/domain/test_subtitle_matcher.py
index 59a02da..59cd287 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_subtitle_matcher.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_subtitle_matcher.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
 
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.services.matcher import SubtitleMatcher
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.value_objects import (
     SubtitleFormat,
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def _track(
     stype: SubtitleType = SubtitleType.STANDARD,
     confidence: float = 1.0,
     is_embedded: bool = False,
-) -> SubtitleCandidate:
-    return SubtitleCandidate(
+) -> SubtitleScanResult:
+    return SubtitleScanResult(
         language=lang,
         format=fmt,
         subtitle_type=stype,
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_subtitle_utils.py b/tests/domain/test_subtitle_utils.py
index f07fff1..c7f3d21 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_subtitle_utils.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_subtitle_utils.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ uncovered:
 
 - ``TestSubtitleFormat`` — extension matching (case-insensitive).
 - ``TestSubtitleLanguage`` — token matching (case-insensitive).
-- ``TestSubtitleCandidateDestName`` — ``destination_name`` property:
+- ``TestSubtitleScanResultDestName`` — ``destination_name`` property:
   standard / SDH / forced naming, error on missing language or format.
-- ``TestSubtitleCandidateRepr`` — debug repr for embedded vs external.
+- ``TestSubtitleScanResultRepr`` — debug repr for embedded vs external.
 - ``TestMediaSubtitleMetadata`` — ``all_tracks`` / ``total_count`` /
   ``unresolved_tracks``.
 - ``TestAvailableSubtitles`` — utility dedup by (lang, type).
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pytest
 
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.aggregates import SubtitleRuleSet
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import MediaSubtitleMetadata, SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.services.utils import available_subtitles
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.value_objects import (
     RuleScope,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class TestSubtitleLanguage:
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
-# SubtitleCandidate                                                                #
+# SubtitleScanResult                                                                #
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 
@@ -82,50 +82,50 @@ SRT = SubtitleFormat(id="srt", extensions=[".srt"])
 FRA = SubtitleLanguage(code="fra", tokens=["fr", "fre"])
 
 
-class TestSubtitleCandidateDestName:
+class TestSubtitleScanResultDestName:
     def test_standard(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.STANDARD
         )
         assert t.destination_name == "fra.srt"
 
     def test_sdh(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.SDH)
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.SDH)
         assert t.destination_name == "fra.sdh.srt"
 
     def test_forced(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.FORCED
         )
         assert t.destination_name == "fra.forced.srt"
 
     def test_unknown_treated_as_standard(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.UNKNOWN
         )
         # UNKNOWN doesn't add a suffix → same as standard.
         assert t.destination_name == "fra.srt"
 
     def test_missing_language_raises(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(language=None, format=SRT)
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(language=None, format=SRT)
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="language or format missing"):
             t.destination_name
 
     def test_missing_format_raises(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=None)
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=None)
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="language or format missing"):
             t.destination_name
 
     def test_extension_dot_stripped(self):
         # Format extension is ".srt" — leading dot must not be duplicated.
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=SRT)
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=SRT)
         assert t.destination_name.endswith(".srt")
         assert ".." not in t.destination_name
 
 
-class TestSubtitleCandidateRepr:
+class TestSubtitleScanResultRepr:
     def test_embedded_repr(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=FRA, format=None, is_embedded=True, confidence=1.0
         )
         r = repr(t)
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ class TestSubtitleCandidateRepr:
     def test_external_repr_uses_filename(self, tmp_path):
         f = tmp_path / "fr.srt"
         f.write_text("")
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=SRT, file_path=f, confidence=0.85)
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=SRT, file_path=f, confidence=0.85)
         r = repr(t)
         assert "fra" in r
         assert "fr.srt" in r
         assert "0.85" in r
 
     def test_unresolved_repr(self):
-        t = SubtitleCandidate(language=None, format=None)
+        t = SubtitleScanResult(language=None, format=None)
         r = repr(t)
         assert "?" in r
 
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ class TestMediaSubtitleMetadata:
         assert m.unresolved_tracks == []
 
     def test_aggregates_embedded_and_external(self):
-        e = SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=None, is_embedded=True)
-        x = SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=SRT, file_path=Path("/x.srt"))
+        e = SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=None, is_embedded=True)
+        x = SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=SRT, file_path=Path("/x.srt"))
         m = MediaSubtitleMetadata(
             media_id=None,
             media_type="movie",
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ class TestMediaSubtitleMetadata:
     def test_unresolved_tracks_only_external_with_none_lang(self):
         # An embedded with None language must NOT appear in unresolved_tracks
         # (the property only iterates external_tracks).
-        embedded_unknown = SubtitleCandidate(
+        embedded_unknown = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=None, format=None, is_embedded=True
         )
-        external_known = SubtitleCandidate(
+        external_known = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=FRA, format=SRT, file_path=Path("/a.srt")
         )
-        external_unknown = SubtitleCandidate(
+        external_unknown = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=None, format=SRT, file_path=Path("/b.srt")
         )
         m = MediaSubtitleMetadata(
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ class TestAvailableSubtitles:
     def test_dedup_by_lang_and_type(self):
         ENG = SubtitleLanguage(code="eng", tokens=["en"])
         tracks = [
-            SubtitleCandidate(
+            SubtitleScanResult(
                 language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.STANDARD
             ),
-            SubtitleCandidate(
+            SubtitleScanResult(
                 language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.STANDARD
             ),
-            SubtitleCandidate(language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.SDH),
-            SubtitleCandidate(
+            SubtitleScanResult(language=FRA, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.SDH),
+            SubtitleScanResult(
                 language=ENG, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.STANDARD
             ),
         ]
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ class TestAvailableSubtitles:
 
     def test_none_language_treated_as_key(self):
         # Tracks with no language form a single None-keyed bucket.
-        t1 = SubtitleCandidate(
+        t1 = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=None, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.UNKNOWN
         )
-        t2 = SubtitleCandidate(
+        t2 = SubtitleScanResult(
             language=None, format=SRT, subtitle_type=SubtitleType.UNKNOWN
         )
         result = available_subtitles([t1, t2])
diff --git a/tests/infrastructure/test_subtitle_metadata_store.py b/tests/infrastructure/test_subtitle_metadata_store.py
index 83a6233..5195348 100644
--- a/tests/infrastructure/test_subtitle_metadata_store.py
+++ b/tests/infrastructure/test_subtitle_metadata_store.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleCandidate
+from alfred.domain.subtitles.entities import SubtitleScanResult
 from alfred.application.subtitles.placer import PlacedTrack
 from alfred.domain.subtitles.value_objects import (
     SubtitleFormat,
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ ENG = SubtitleLanguage(code="eng", tokens=["en"])
 
 def _track(
     lang=FRA, *, embedded: bool = False, confidence: float = 0.92
-) -> SubtitleCandidate:
-    return SubtitleCandidate(
+) -> SubtitleScanResult:
+    return SubtitleScanResult(
         language=lang,
         format=SRT,
         subtitle_type=SubtitleType.STANDARD,