digitize
verb
Simple meaning
To quantize a continuous or analog value.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɪdʒətaɪz
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
transitivecomputing
To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
Used this way, digitize is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use digitize
- “He bought a device to digitize the data.”verb
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Device for converting analogue signals into digital signals.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Conversion of analog information into digital information.
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