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
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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
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Bill Rokos, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
These are banks which, like their competitors, have invested heavily in digitalization.
—Michael Abbott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
In the final analysis, the digitalization of the driver experience in the 12Cilindri Spider—the plethora of screens, the loss of physical touchpoints—is a small tradeoff for its adherence to a vanishing engine configuration.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
As PwC’s Digital Factory Transformation Survey 2022 estimates, companies are investing over $1.1 trillion in factory technology and digitalization upgrades annually, with $214 billion of that spend happening in retail and consumer goods industries.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This momentum bodes well for the 68% of manufacturers still marching toward digitalization and Industry 4.0, according to our 2024 State of Manufacturing Survey.
—Bill Rokos, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
These are banks which, like their competitors, have invested heavily in digitalization.
—Michael Abbott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
In the final analysis, the digitalization of the driver experience in the 12Cilindri Spider—the plethora of screens, the loss of physical touchpoints—is a small tradeoff for its adherence to a vanishing engine configuration.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
As PwC’s Digital Factory Transformation Survey 2022 estimates, companies are investing over $1.1 trillion in factory technology and digitalization upgrades annually, with $214 billion of that spend happening in retail and consumer goods industries.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Digitalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digitalization. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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digitalization
noun
dig·i·ta·li·za·tion
variants
also British digitalisation
: the administration of digitalis (as in heart disease) until the desired physiological adjustment is attained
also
: the bodily state so produced
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