digitalization

1 of 2

noun (1)

dig·​i·​tal·​i·​za·​tion ˌdi-jə-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

: the process of converting something to digital form (see digital sense 2) : digitization

the digitalization of printed books

Patenting has become increasingly critical because technology plays an important role in digitalization of payments, online security and information exchange for financial institutions.

—Wei Zhou

digitalization

2 of 2

noun (2)

dig·​i·​ta·​li·​za·​tion ˌdi-jə-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

: the administration of digitalis until the desired physiological adjustment is attained

also : the bodily state so produced

Examples of digitalization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Another way to accelerate digitalization is to make green financing available for connectivity solutions through inclusion in the EU Taxonomy system. —Pekka Lundmark, Fortune Europe, 16 July 2024

The digitalization of retail has fostered an intensely competitive and promotional environment. —Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 July 2024

This body was set up in the wake of the COVID pandemic and tasked with breaking down the hidebound bureaucracy and other structural factors that had hindered the digitalization of Japan’s administrative systems. —Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024

Integrating digitalization at all points in the process, HAMS shares data on production efficiency, machine status and more. —Fairchild Studio, WWD, 1 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

digitalis

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1959, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1876, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

digitalization

noun

dig·​i·​ta·​li·​za·​tion

variants also British digitalisation

ˌdij-ət-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən 

: the administration of digitalis (as in heart disease) until the desired physiological adjustment is attained

also : the bodily state so produced