digitise
Make files electronic
Digitise is the British spelling of digitize, meaning to convert information, images, or documents into a digital format that computers can process and store.
What was once on paper, film, or tape becomes data: The library is digitising its archive of historical photographs.
The process has transformed how we preserve and access everything from medical records to family photos.
Systematic visual examination
- transcribeConvert to written form
- encodeConvert to cipher
- transformChange completely in form
- translateExpress in another language
reformat · OCR · capture · upload · migrate · transfer · sample · render
Systematic visual examination
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- documentsFormal written records
records · repository · indexing · curation · conservation · microfilm · historical · genealogy
Organized digital information collection
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- fileStored collection of data
format · resolution · pixels · bitmap · PDF · JPEG · TIFF · cloud
Device that reads data
- cameraImage capturing device
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- computerElectronic calculating device
sensor · touchscreen · interface · automation · workflow · batch · processing · equipment
Raise to higher standard
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- automationSelf-operating system design
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- transformationThorough change in form
paperless · update · overhaul · contemporary · innovation · transition · workflow · accessibility
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- transcribeConvert to written form
- encodeConvert to cipher
- transformChange completely in form
translate · reformat · OCR · capture · upload · migrate · transfer · sample · render · import
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
documents · records · repository · indexing · curation · conservation · microfilm · historical · genealogy · archival
database
Organized digital information collection
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- compressionForcing into smaller space
file · format · resolution · pixels · bitmap · PDF · JPEG · TIFF · cloud · backup
scanner
Device that reads data
- cameraImage capturing device
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
computer · sensor · touchscreen · interface · automation · workflow · batch · processing · equipment · device
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- automationSelf-operating system design
- efficiencyProductive without waste
transformation · paperless · update · overhaul · contemporary · innovation · transition · workflow · accessibility · sustainability
digitiseprint out
Produce physical document copy
print · analogise · materialise · physicalize · output
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