digitize
verb
dig·i·tize
ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz 
digitized; digitizing
: to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form
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The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.
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By virtue of those changes, digitizing college life has led to grade inflation, too.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
HERE was one of the first in the world to digitize maps and continues to be a leader in that space with transportation companies in the sea and on land using those maps today.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Critics have claimed that the transients could be photographic defects, or contamination, especially as the plates are quite old and were stored away for many decades before being digitized.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
HERE was one of the first in the world to digitize maps and continues to be a leader in that space with transportation companies in the sea and on land using those maps today.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Critics have claimed that the transients could be photographic defects, or contamination, especially as the plates are quite old and were stored away for many decades before being digitized.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Digitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digitize. Accessed 7 Nov. 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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