digitize

verb

dig·​i·​tize ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz How to pronounce digitize (audio)
digitized; digitizing

transitive verb

: to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form
digitizer noun

Examples of digitize in a Sentence

The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.
Recent Examples on the Web And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 The packages were opened as part of an ongoing project to digitize the contents of the National Archives. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024 Traditional bank branches faced a lot of headwinds and the race to digitize the banking industry was on. Frank Sorrentino, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The other is assisting on a project dedicated to digitizing Haitian art. USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 When put to the task, digitizing your MRO operations can streamline routine and non-routine work processes, enable lean inventory management, and increase throughput. Naveen Poonian, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 In 2021, the organization took on a similar project, ultimately digitizing over 50,000 public sculptures. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024 The newest service is for full slide carousel scanning (up to 140 slides) at $59.95, digitized at 4,000 DPI. Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024 These archives may hold documents that aren’t yet digitized. Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of digitize was in 1953

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“Digitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digitize. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

digitize

verb
dig·​i·​tize ˈdij-ə-ˌtīz How to pronounce digitize (audio)
digitized; digitizing
: to change (as data or an image) to digital form
digitizer noun
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