digitizer

dig·i·tize

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of digitizer word

verb with object digitizer to convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer. 1
verb with object digitizer to convert (analogous physical measurements) to digital form. 1
noun digitizer A device that digitizes. 1

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Origin of digitizer

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 Digitizer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Digitizer

digitizer 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

digitizer usage trend in Literature

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