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, 13 Apr. 2026
This has actually been a plot point of The Pitt’s second season, with a cyber-hack forcing the hospital to temporarily bring back hospital clerk Monica, who blames her layoff on the hospital overly digitizing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Eventually, the signs were digitized and prices were lit up in LED displays—easily changeable and neon at night.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Several bills to increase restrictions have already been killed this legislative session, with a single measure to digitize reports still alive.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
This has actually been a plot point of The Pitt’s second season, with a cyber-hack forcing the hospital to temporarily bring back hospital clerk Monica, who blames her layoff on the hospital overly digitizing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Eventually, the signs were digitized and prices were lit up in LED displays—easily changeable and neon at night.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Several bills to increase restrictions have already been killed this legislative session, with a single measure to digitize reports still alive.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Digitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digitize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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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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