- (transitive) to transcribe (data) into a digital form so that it can be directly processed by a computer
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dig•i•tize
(dij′i tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. [Computers.]
[esp. Brit.,] dig′i•tise′.
dig′i•ti•za′tion, n.
dig′i•tiz′er, n.
- Computingto convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer.
- Computingto convert (analogous physical measurements) to digital form.
[esp. Brit.,] dig′i•tise′.
- digit + -ize 1950–55
dig′i•tiz′er, n.
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digitize, digitise /ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz/ vb
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