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digitization

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The conversion of data or information from analog to digital or binary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: digitalization

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Hence, the transformation of a process or system from mainly analogue form to digital form

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

conversion of analog information into digital information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: digitisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conversion

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English digit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English digitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English digitization From digitize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: dixhitalizim — conversion of data to digital
  • Arabic: رَقْمَنَة (raqmana) — conversion of data to digital
  • Belarusian: аблічбо́ўка (abličbówka) — conversion of data to digital
  • Belarusian: дыджыталіза́цыя (dydžytalizácyja) — conversion of data to digital
  • Bulgarian: дигитализа́ция (digitalizácija) — conversion of data to digital
  • Catalan: digitalització — conversion of data to digital
  • Chinese Cantonese: 數字化 /数字化 (sou3 zi6 faa3) — conversion of data to digital
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數字化 /数字化 (shùzìhuà) — conversion of data to digital
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電子化 /电子化 (diànzǐhuà) — conversion of data to digital
  • Czech: digitalizace — conversion of data to digital
  • Danish: digitalisering — conversion of data to digital
  • Dutch: digitalisering — conversion of data to digital
  • Estonian: digiteerimine — conversion of data to digital
  • Finnish: digitointi — conversion of data to digital
  • Finnish: digitalisointi — conversion of data to digital
  • French: numérisation — conversion of data to digital
  • Galician: dixitalización — conversion of data to digital
  • Georgian: გაციფრულება (gacipruleba) — conversion of data to digital
  • Georgian: დიგიტალიზაცია (digiṭalizacia) — conversion of data to digital
  • German: Digitalisierung — conversion of data to digital
  • Greek: ψηφιοποίηση (psifiopoíisi) — conversion of data to digital
  • Hungarian: digitalizálás — conversion of data to digital
  • Italian: digitalizzazione — conversion of data to digital
  • Italian: numerizzazione — conversion of data to digital
  • Japanese: デジタル化 (dejitaruka) — conversion of data to digital
  • Japanese: 電子化 (denshika) — conversion of data to digital
  • Japanese: 数値化 (sūchika) — conversion of data to digital
  • Korean: 디지털화 (dijiteolhwa) — conversion of data to digital
  • Korean: 수치화 (suchihwa) — conversion of data to digital
  • Korean: 전자화 (jeonjahwa) — conversion of data to digital
  • Macedonian: дигитализација (digitalizacija) — conversion of data to digital
  • Norwegian Bokmål: digitalisering — conversion of data to digital
  • Polish: digitalizacja — conversion of data to digital
  • Polish: dygitalizacja — conversion of data to digital
  • Portuguese: digitalização — conversion of data to digital
  • Romanian: digitalizare — conversion of data to digital
  • Russian: оцифро́вка (ocifróvka) — conversion of data to digital
  • Russian: оцифро́вывание (ocifróvyvanije) — conversion of data to digital
  • Russian: диджитализа́ция (didžitalizácija) — conversion of data to digital
  • Serbo-Croatian: дигитализација — conversion of data to digital
  • Serbo-Croatian: дигитализовање — conversion of data to digital
  • Serbo-Croatian: digitalizacija — conversion of data to digital
  • Serbo-Croatian: digitalizovanje — conversion of data to digital
  • Slovak: digitalizácia — conversion of data to digital
  • Slovene: digitalizacija — conversion of data to digital
  • Spanish: digitalización — conversion of data to digital
  • Swedish: digitalisering — conversion of data to digital
  • Turkish: dijitalize etmek — conversion of data to digital
  • Turkish: dijitalleştimek — conversion of data to digital
  • Ukrainian: оцифро́вування (ocyfróvuvannja) — conversion of data to digital
  • Ukrainian: диджиталіза́ція (dydžytalizácija) — conversion of data to digital
  • Vietnamese: số hoá — conversion of data to digital
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