Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digitize

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪˌtaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: dig-i-tize
IPA: /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪˌtaɪz/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.

Transitive verb

verb

To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"When you digitize a visual image, you are translating it into digital signals so that it can be broken down into pixels and loaded into the computer."
"According to press releases and university librarians, Google plans to digitize and make available through its Google Books service approximately 15 million volumes within a decade."
"to digitize a pen"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? Latin digitusbor. Middle English digit English digit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English digitize From digit + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪˌtaɪz/
British English: /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

digitizes (present, singular) digitizing (participle, present) digitized (participle, past) digitized (past) digitise (alternative) digitilize (alternative)

Derived Forms

digitizability digitizable digitizer redigitize

Phrases

digitized target

Frequently Paired Words

digitization datafy

Synonyms

digitalize digitise digitalise

Questions

How do you pronounce digitize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪˌtaɪz/.
What does digitize mean?: To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
Where does digitize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? Latin digitusbor. Middle English digit English digit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English digitize From digit + -ize.

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