digitalise
Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To convert information, data, or a signal from an analog or physical format into a digital format that can be processed, stored, or transmitted by a computer or other digital device. This process involves representing the information as a series of binary digits (bits).
Usage
- The verb digitalise is used when describing the action of making non-digital information usable by computers.
- It typically takes a direct object (the thing being converted).
- The process of digitalising often applies to documents, photographs, audio recordings, video tapes, and business processes.
Examples
- The library received a grant to digitalise its entire collection of historical newspapers.
- To preserve the old family films, we need to digitalise them before the tape degrades further.
- Many companies are choosing to digitalise their patient records for easier access and storage.
- The museum's project aims to digitalise thousands of artifacts, creating a comprehensive online archive.
Advanced Usage
- Digitalisation (noun): The process or result of making something digital.
- The digitalisation of the music industry changed how we listen to and buy songs.
- Digitalised (adjective): Describes something that has been converted into a digital format.
- We now have a fully digitalised filing system.
Variants and Related Words
- Digitize (verb): A more common spelling variant in American English, identical in meaning to digitalise.
- Digitisation/Digitization (noun): The process of digitizing.
- Analog-to-digital conversion (noun): The technical process underlying digitalisation, often abbreviated as A/D conversion.
- Scan (verb): A common method to digitalise a physical document or image.
Synonyms
- Convert to digital
- Encode digitally
Notes on Meaning
- Digitalise specifically refers to the conversion a digital format. It is not used to describe general computer use or working with data that is already digital.
- The term is closely associated with preservation, modernization, and improving accessibility of information.
Verb
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put into digital form, as for use in a computer
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he bought a device to digitize the data
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