verb

digitalise

to digitize

We need to digitalise our old records.

We need to digitize our old records.

((sth.)) to convert (sth.) to a digital format. We need to digitalise our old records.

Synonyms: digitize, computerize, automate

From 'digital' + '-ise' (a verb-forming suffix, more common in British English). 'Digital' comes from the Latin 'digitus' (finger).

This is the British spelling. Imagine turning an analog clock face into digital numbers. The '-ise' ending is the key difference from the US spelling 'digitize'.

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