digitize
verb
dig·i·tize
ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz 
digitized; digitizing
: to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form
Examples of digitize in a Sentence
The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.
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Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
Beginning on May 27, personal mail, which includes letters, photos and drawings, must be sent to a central facility, where it will be digitized and then sent to the inmates, who will access items on a tablet.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Linn digitizes the maps in his basement studio and uses Geographic Information System (GIS) software to overlay spatial information, enabling the accurate plotting of IPCC sea level rise predictions.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
By digitizing everything, the restaurant loses a brand touchpoint with the customer.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
Beginning on May 27, personal mail, which includes letters, photos and drawings, must be sent to a central facility, where it will be digitized and then sent to the inmates, who will access items on a tablet.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Linn digitizes the maps in his basement studio and uses Geographic Information System (GIS) software to overlay spatial information, enabling the accurate plotting of IPCC sea level rise predictions.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
By digitizing everything, the restaurant loses a brand touchpoint with the customer.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Digitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digitize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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digitize
verb
dig·i·tize
ˈdij-ə-ˌtīz
digitized; digitizing
: to change (as data or an image) to digital form
digitizer
noun
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