digitize

verb

dig·​i·​tize ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz 

digitized; digitizing

transitive verb

: to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form

digitizer

ˈdi-jə-ˌtī-zər 

noun

Examples of digitize in a Sentence

The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some models use a special pen and paper that will record the pressure of your handwriting and then digitize notes via an app. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 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, 14 Aug. 2025

Anyone can have access to the data after it's been digitized. —Chloe Veltman, NPR, 11 Aug. 2025

In the role, Coffey will oversee the development of iHeart’s new advertising products and platforms, including programmatic solutions for broadcast radio, and lead iHeart’s effort to digitize and scale the audio ecosystem. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digitize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize

Kids Definition

digitize

verb

dig·​i·​tize ˈdij-ə-ˌtīz 

digitized; digitizing

: to change (as data or an image) to digital form

digitizer noun