born-digital
Created electronically first
Born-digital describes content created in digital form from the start, rather than converted from physical originals.
A document typed on a computer is born-digital; a scanned paper document is not.
The term matters in archiving and preservation, where born-digital materials pose different challenges than digitized ones: The library's born-digital collection includes emails, websites, and digital photographs.
Relating to circuitry devices
- intangibleNot physically present
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- encodedConverted to cipher
screen-based · pixel · code · software · platform-specific · computer-generated · machine-readable · ephemeral
Maintaining something's condition
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- long-term storageKeeping things for years
- file formatData organization specification
migration · emulation · bitstream · provenance · authenticity · checksum · ingest · master file
Downloadable text file
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- blogOnline personal journal
- web pageSingle internet document
- NFTBlockchain-verified digital ownership
streaming · social media · online publication · video game · app · website · webcomic · vlog
Shared knowledge across generations
- Wayback MachineDigital archive of websites
- screenshotCaptured display image
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- captureTake into custody
electronic
Relating to circuitry devices
- intangibleNot physically present
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- binaryConsisting of two parts
encoded · screen-based · pixel · code · software · platform-specific · computer-generated · machine-readable · ephemeral · mutable
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- long-term storageKeeping things for years
file format · migration · emulation · bitstream · provenance · authenticity · checksum · ingest · master file · fixity
ebook
Downloadable text file
NFT · streaming · social media · online publication · video game · app · website · webcomic · vlog · tweet
cultural memory
Shared knowledge across generations
- Wayback MachineDigital archive of websites
- screenshotCaptured display image
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- digital librariesebooks, virtual libraries, e-library, e-books, online catalogs
- archivesnational archives, state archives, archivist, archive box, national archive
- digitizationscanning, OCR, scanners, document imaging, data capture
born-digitaldigitized
Converted to electronic format
scanned · converted · reformatted · migrated · transcribed
born-digitalanalog
Comparable equivalent
handwritten · typewritten · hand-crafted · traditional · legacy
born, digital, bore, borne, reborn, newborn, firstborn, stillborn, digit