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digitalization

digitalization

1 4.6
Turning information and tasks into digital form so computers can use them
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪdʒɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : digitalización
  • Many initiatives gaze at or are focused on healthcare data digitalization.

Examples

  • The company's digitalization efforts have streamlined its operations, leading to increased efficiency.

  • So there was one in the field of medical records, digitalization of medical records.

  • Digitalization makes the text available to more people, but it cannot provide the full experience of a book," he said.

    Blog text (22)
  • Basically it was going through deep digitalization of production means as well as dissemination means.

  • "We spend so much time talking about the gain from digitalization that we don't talk about the loss," he said.

    Blog text (22)
  • These forces of democratization and digitalization will not go away.

    Blog text (34)
  • Digitalization and social media are enabling individuals, communities, and professions in multiple ways.

    Blog text (7)
  • Digitalization transforms some phases of the production cycle.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The digitalization of educational resources has made learning more accessible for students around the world.

  • Digitalization allows businesses to automate processes, reducing the need for manual intervention.

Synonyms

digitization
vsdigitalization
  • Specialized
6 4.6

To turn paper, photos, or sounds into computer files

is broader and also uses digital technology to improve or automate systems
computerization
vsdigitalization
  • US
3 4.9

The use of computers to control machines and perform tasks

is broader, including conversion and other digital technologies beyond computers

Surface Forms

Morphology

digitalization = digitalize (transparent) = digital + ize + ation

Standard noun formation from the verb 'digitalize' (convert to digital form) using '-ation'.

Etymology

Digitalization comes from the Latin digitus 'finger' because people once counted on their fingers, and that idea gave the word digit meaning 'number' and the modern digital meaning 'using numbers or computers'. So digitalization is the process of turning information or activities into digital form to use with computers.