verb

digitize

to digitize

They will digitize all the historical documents.

They will digitize all the historical documents.

((sth.)) to convert (sth.) to a digital format. They will digitize all the historical documents.

Synonyms: computerize, automate; British variant: digitalise

From 'digital' + '-ize' (a verb-forming suffix). 'Digital' comes from the Latin 'digitus' (finger), referring to counting.

This is the standard American spelling. Think of turning analog information into digital 'digits' (0s and 1s). The '-ize' ending is very common for verbs in US English.

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