digitising
Making files electronic
Digitising is the British spelling of digitizing—converting information into digital format.
Analog materials like photographs, documents, and audio recordings are digitised for preservation, searchability, or distribution: The library is digitising its newspaper archives.
The process transforms physical or continuous signals into discrete digital data that computers can store and process.
Systematic visual examination
- OCRMachine reading of images
- transcribingConverting to written form
- encodingConverting data to format
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
vectorization · bitmap · rendering · compression · extraction · sampling · quantization · pixelation
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- compressionForcing into smaller space
bandwidth · bitrate · upload · download · streaming · interface · automation · cloud storage
Institutions preserving cultural artifacts
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- archivesStored historical documents
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- photographsLight-captured images
films · audio · manuscripts · documents · cultural · historical · antiquities · memorabilia
Systematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- repositoryPlace for storing things
records · documentation · accession · retrieval · preservation · curation · provenance · appraisal
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- OCRMachine reading of images
- transcribingConverting to written form
- encodingConverting data to format
formatting · vectorization · bitmap · rendering · compression · extraction · sampling · quantization · pixelation · remastering
software
Programs directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
compression · bandwidth · bitrate · upload · download · streaming · interface · automation · cloud storage · server
museums
Institutions preserving cultural artifacts
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- archivesStored historical documents
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
photographs · films · audio · manuscripts · documents · cultural · historical · antiquities · memorabilia · restoration
cataloging
Systematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
repository · records · documentation · accession · retrieval · preservation · curation · provenance · appraisal · collation
digitisingprinting
Reproducing text mechanically
outputting · materialising · fabricating · 3D printing · printing out
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