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

Governments across the world have embraced technology and the digitization of the tax collection process, which has paved the way for more sophisticated e-invoicing rules and mandates. —Kevin Akeroyd, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025

Though many see data entry and painstakingly cleaning up mistakes that come through in digitization as a tedious slog, Aitkens is built differently. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 14 July 2025

But in the twenty-first century, digitization has enabled people to make more personalized choices in the consumer world, whether with music, media, or food. —Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025

Each one focuses on a different topic from sustainability to digitization. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025

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