digitize
verb
dig·i·tize
ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz 
digitized; digitizing
: to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form
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The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.
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Producer Anne de Mare worked with Louise to preserve and digitize over 60,000 feet of previously unseen 16mm footage shot by Greaves in 1972.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Producer Anne de Mare worked with Louise to preserve and digitize over 60,000 feet of previously unseen 16mm footage shot by Greaves in 1972.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Slowly, more records were digitized, or at least preserved on microfilm.
—Eugene Robinson, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Digitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digitize. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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digitize
verb
dig·i·tize
ˈdij-ə-ˌtīz
digitized; digitizing
: to change (as data or an image) to digital form
digitizer
noun
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