digitization

noun

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

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

After two years of cataloging and digitization, the material will take its place in Tulsa alongside a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence …

—Ben Sisario

The role of libraries has shifted significantly with the digitization of the printed word and the advent of the internet.

—Andrew J. Yawn

Examples of digitization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Document digitization shows the same gap between intent and reality. — Brian Chidester, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Remote schooling and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated this digitization of daily life. — Gabriel E. Hales, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

To meet the demand, the industry ultimately needs the digitization that can only brought by AI. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Grant immediately took both takes to a professional media preservation company in Seattle for supervised digitization. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digitization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration