digitize — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   digitalize

   Examples

   When you digitize a visual image, you are translating it into digital signals so that it can be broken down into pixels and loaded into the computer.

   More examples (1)

   According to press releases and university librarians, Google plans to digitize and make available through its Google Books service approximately 15 million volumes within a decade.

2. To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.

3. To finger.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

   Examples

   to digitize a pen

Verb

1. put into digital form, as for use in a computer

   Synonyms

   digitisedigitalizedigitalise

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   he bought a device to digitize the data