Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense digitizes, present participle digitizing, past tense, past participle digitizedregional note: in BRIT, also use digitise
verb
To digitize information means to turn it into a form that can be read easily by a computer.
It also digitizes the letters, so the information can be stored in a computer. [VERB noun]
The picture is digitised by a scanner. [VERB noun]
digitize in British English
or digitise (ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz)
verb
(transitive)
to transcribe (data) into a digital form so that it can be directly processed by a computer
Derived forms
digitization (ˌdigitiˈzation) or digitisation (ˌdigitiˈsation)
noun
digitizer (ˈdigiˌtizer) or digitiser (ˈdigiˌtiser)
noun
digitize in American English
(ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdigiˌtized or ˈdigiˌtizing