Digitize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Digitize is a verb meaning (transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
Meaning
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
More Meanings
- To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.
- (transitive, obsolete) To finger.
Example Sentences
to digitize a pen
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.
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.
Word Forms
- digitizes
- digitizing
- digitized
- digitise
- digitilize
Synonyms for digitize
Depending on context, synonyms include digitalize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scan, digitise, computerize, computer, diddle, vectorize.
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