digitalise

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digitalise

He uses a scanner to digitalise his old family photographs.

Definition
  1. 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.
digitalise

He uses a scanner to digitalise his old family photographs.

Verb
  1. put into digital form, as for use in a computer
    • he bought a device to digitize the data

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