electronifyv.
/ᵻˌlɛkˈtrɒnᵻfʌɪ/, /ˌɛlɛkˈtrɒnᵻfʌɪ/, /ˌɪlɛkˈtrɒnᵻfʌɪ/, /ˌiːlɛkˈtrɒnᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /əˌlɛkˈtrɑnəˌfaɪ/, /iˌlɛkˈtrɑnəˌfaɪ/ transitive. To convert to an electronic mode of operation or production; to render electronic.
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1956 Accounting Rev. 31 340/1 ‘Electronifying’ clerical aspects of business systems is important from the viewpoints of cost reduction and efficiency.
1982 Perspectives New Mus. 21 31 (heading) When did you get into electronifying the NME?
1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Aug. 33/1 They may well believe that what once would have been in print will soon be electronified, microfilmed, and microfiched.
2002 W. J. Mea et al. in R. R. Sims Changing Way We manage Change xi. 203 Buyers are able to..electronify their catalogs to speed the search for needed parts.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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