C1verbUK spelling: digitiseformaltechnologybusiness
US/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.taɪz/
UK/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.taɪz/
to change information, such as documents or images, into a digital form that a computer can store
In context
The library plans to digitize thousands of old newspapers so that anyone can read them online.
We need to digitize our paper records before the office moves next month.
The museum has digitized its entire collection of photographs.
Words that go with digitize
verb + noun
- digitize dataIt took months to digitize the old data.
- digitize recordsThe clinic decided to digitize all patient records.
- digitize documentsScan and digitize documents to save office space.
- digitize a collectionVolunteers helped digitize the collection.
- digitize the processThe bank wants to digitize the whole application process.
adverb + verb
- fully digitizedThe archive is now fully digitized.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
We digitalize the documents.Correct: We digitize the documents.