digitization
noun /ˌdɪdʒɪtaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌdɪdʒɪtəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also digitisation)
(also digitalization, digitalisation
[uncountable] /ˌdɪdʒɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌdɪdʒɪtələˈzeɪʃn/
)- the process of changing data into a digital form that can be easily read and processed by a computer
- the digitization of natural history materials