digitization

The conversion of data or information from analog to digital or binary.

Noun

  1. The conversion of data or information from analog to digital or binary.

    Synonyms: digitalization

  2. Hence, the transformation of a process or system from mainly analogue form to digital form

Origin

Etymology tree English digit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English digitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English digitization From digitize + -ation.

Forms

digitizations digitisation

Related

digitation digitize

Derived

interdigitization retrodigitization