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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The reader scans their drawings, digitizes them and saves them to their tablet. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025 Barack Obama broke the mold: his Presidential museum, in Chicago, which somehow is still not open, is an entirely private endeavor, run by a foundation; his official records are being digitized and will continue to be supervised by NARA. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025 Her push comes as the board will be reviewing all district policies, which will become digitized on a searchable website. Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Public sector organizations are under relentless pressure to modernize and digitize. Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 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 8 Aug. 2025.

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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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