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.
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Originally, it was decided to digitize the makeup because green only worked with cool light. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2024 Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024 One way to do that is to digitize the SBA’s lending infrastructure to reduce the loan application process from 90 days to less than a week. Rohit Arora, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Management said cost control measures were helping its manufacturing gross margins, though the business’ overall margins were actually narrower in the period due to investments in digitizing its sales and operations more fully. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for digitize 

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 21 Dec. 2024.

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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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