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to digitize

to digitize

24 3.9
To change information, images, or records into a form a computer can read
  • verb
  • /ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : digitalizar
  • We can now digitize the old photographs and store them on our computer.
  • digitized image
  • digitized measurement
  • digitized newspaper

It is an attainable goal, and that is to digitize our entire life.

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Examples

  • A Japanese parliament has decided to digitize the book in it, the books in its collection.

  • Once all the data are in a digitized format, the data cleaning process can commence.

    Academic text (2013)
  • You think your guys can digitize this so we could scan it properly?

  • Let's digitize the rest of the films, and we'll leave at sunrise.

  • When we talk about a digitized economy, we have to talk more about equality of opportunity.

  • I want to digitize some images into my computer to see if any kind of unified theory emerges.

  • And we found a company that digitizes documents and they just scan in bulk.

  • For institutions wishing to digitize material, determining the copyright status of a published work can be time-consuming.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Note-taking apps help digitize the note-taking process and assist in the organization and storage of information.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The library decided to digitize the rare books to preserve them for future generations.

Synonyms

to scan
vsto digitize
258 3.2

To use a device or program to read digital information

focuses on converting material into digital format for computer use rather than capturing
to digitalize
vsto digitize
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Change physical things like documents or photos into a digital form a computer can use

is the same in meaning but an alternate written form

How Digital

to digitize
  • Specialized
24 3.9
to scan
258 3.2
to encode
  • Specialized
52 4.9
to record
762 2.3

Surface Forms

digitize infinitive
digitized past
digitized past participle
digitizing present participle
digitizes third person singular

Morphology

digitize = digit (transparent) = digit + ize

The verb 'digitize' is transparently formed from 'digit' with the suffix '-ize', indicating the process of converting into digital form.

Etymology

The word digitize comes from digit, a word that first meant 'finger' and later 'number', and the ending -ize, which means 'make or become'. So to digitize something is to turn information into 'digits' or numbers that a computer can use.