digitise
Definition
Verb: * To convert information or data from an analog format (such as paper, film, or physical signals) into a digital format (a series of binary numbers, 0s and 1s) that can be stored, processed, and transmitted by computers and other electronic devices.
Usage
The verb "digitise" describes the process of making non-digital information computer-readable. It is commonly used in contexts involving archives, media, data management, and technology. * It is often used with objects like documents, records, photographs, films, audio tapes, data, and collections. * The process often involves using a scanner, digital camera, or other specialized equipment.
Examples
- The library plans to digitise its entire collection of historical newspapers.
- We need to digitise these old family videos before the tape degrades.
- The company hired a service to digitise all their paper invoices from the last decade.
- The museum's project to digitise ancient manuscripts will make them accessible online.
Advanced Usage
- "Digitise for preservation": To convert analog materials to digital format primarily to protect them from physical decay and ensure long-term survival.
- The national archives are digitising fragile film reels for preservation.
- "Digitise at scale": To undertake the digitisation of a very large volume of materials.
- The challenge is to digitise these archives at scale while maintaining quality.
Variants and Related Words
- Digitisation (noun, UK spelling) / Digitization (noun, US spelling): The process or result of digitising.
- The digitisation of the music industry changed everything.
- Digital (adjective): Relating to or using signals or information represented by discrete values (digits).
- We live in a digital age.
- Digitised (adjective): Describes something that has been converted into digital form.
- Access the digitised version of the report on our server.
Synonyms
- Digitalize: (Less common variant, often used interchangeably with "digitise").
- Convert to digital: (A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning).
- Scan: (A specific method of digitising flat documents or images).
Antonyms
- Analogise / Analogize: (Rare) To convert digital data back to an analog form.
- Print out: To produce a physical, analog copy from a digital file.
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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