Digitization (Noun)
Meaning
Conversion of analog information into digital information.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The process of digitization involved scanning old photographs and converting them into digital files that could be stored and shared online.
- Libraries and archives have undertaken massive digitization efforts to make rare books and manuscripts accessible to the public.
- The museum began a digitization project to create 3D digital models of their exhibits and artifacts.
- As part of the digitization process, the company hired a team to transcribe handwritten documents and enter them into a database.
- The shift towards digital music and the resulting digitization of record collections led to the rise of music streaming services.