digitisation
Converting to data
Digitisation is the British spelling of digitization—the process of converting information into digital format.
Physical documents become scanned files, analog recordings become digital audio, paper records become searchable databases.
The term applies broadly to any conversion from physical or analog to digital: The digitisation of hospital records took three years.
Storing for long-term keeping
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
heritage · manuscripts · collections · libraries · museums · backup · restoration · conservation
Systematic visual examination
- OCRMachine reading of images
- imagingProducing visual representations
- encodingConverting data to format
- microfilmPhotographically reduced documents
transcription · reformatting · rasterization · vectorization · sampling · capture · reproduction · migration
Using no printed materials
- workflowSequential task progression
- automationSelf-operating system design
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- integrationCombining into a whole
e-governance · ERP · routing · validation · extraction · classification
Machines providing network resources
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
software · platforms · cybersecurity · encryption · authentication · interoperability · standards · compression
Software vocalizing on-screen text
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- captioningAdding text to media
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- audiobooksNarrated literary recordings
voiceover · searchable · findability · discoverability · democratisation · magnification · contrast · inclusivity
archiving
Storing for long-term keeping
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
preservation · heritage · manuscripts · collections · libraries · museums · backup · restoration · conservation · provenance
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- OCRMachine reading of images
- imagingProducing visual representations
- encodingConverting data to format
microfilm · transcription · reformatting · rasterization · vectorization · sampling · capture · reproduction · migration · transfer
paperless
Using no printed materials
- workflowSequential task progression
- automationSelf-operating system design
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
integration · e-governance · ERP · routing · validation · extraction · classification
servers
Machines providing network resources
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
APIs · software · platforms · cybersecurity · encryption · authentication · interoperability · standards · compression · scalability
screenreader
Software vocalizing on-screen text
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- captioningAdding text to media
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
audiobooks · voiceover · searchable · findability · discoverability · democratisation · magnification · contrast · inclusivity
digitisationanalogue
Something functionally similar
print · physical media · manuscript · vinyl · celluloid
digitisationprinting
Reproducing text mechanically
materialisation · printing out · handwriting · vinyl pressing · analog recording
digitisationoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
pen and paper · paper filing · card catalogues · filing cabinets · typewriting
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