digitize

dig·i·tize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dij-i-tahyz]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪˌtaɪz/
- /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.taɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dij-i-tahyz]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪˌtaɪz/

Definitions of digitize word

verb with object digitize to convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer. 1
verb with object digitize to convert (analogous physical measurements) to digital form. 1
noun digitize Convert (pictures or sound) into a digital form that can be processed by a computer. 1
transitive verb digitize convert sth to digital form 1
verb digitize To digitize information means to turn it into a form that can be read easily by a computer. 0
verb digitize to transcribe (data) into a digital form so that it can be directly processed by a computer 0

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Origin of digitize

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; digit + -ize

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Parts of speech for Digitize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Digitize

digitize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for digitize

verb digitize

load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
compute — To compute a quantity or number means to calculate it.
program — software
run — execution
boot up — When you boot up a computer, you make it ready to use by putting in the instructions which it needs in order to start working.

All 13 Synonyms of digitize