digitize

tr.v., -tized, -tiz·ing, -tiz·es.
To put (data, for example) into digital form.

digitization dig'i·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n.
digitizer dig'i·tiz'er n.

To convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. 3D objects can be digitized by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved onto all the corners.

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Reduce to digital form for use by a computer. For example, an optical scanner converts an analog image, such as a photograph, into data represented by binary digits.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: put into digital form, as for use in a computer
  Synonyms: digitise, digitalize, digitalise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - digitalisere, omsætte til digitalform

idioms:

• digitizing pad    tegneplade, digitaliseringsbord

Nederlands (Dutch)
digitaliseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Comput) digitaliser, numériser

idioms:

• digitizing pad    tablette graphique

Deutsch (German)
v. - (EDV) digitalisieren

idioms:

• digitizing pad    Digitalisierblock

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ψηφιοποιώ, μετατρέπω (δεδομένα) σε ψηφιακή μορφή

idioms:

• digitizing pad    ψηφιοποιητική πινακίδα

Italiano (Italian)
digitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - digitar

Русский (Russian)
преобразовывать в цифровую форму

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - medicar a alguien con digitalina

idioms:

• digitizing pad    terminal de digitalización

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - digitalisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
数字化

idioms:

• digitizing pad    数字化仪板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 數位化

idioms:

• digitizing pad    數位化儀板

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 숫자화 하다, 디지털화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 数字で表示する, デジタル化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحول معلومات أو صورة الى شكل رقمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שינה צורת נתונים לספרתית למטרת עיבוד במחשב, הפך לספרתי, סיפרת‬

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