digitizers
Input devices converting
Digitizers are devices or software that convert analog information into digital form.
A graphics digitizer translates pen movements on a tablet into computer data.
Document digitizers scan physical papers into digital files.
The term covers any tool that bridges the physical and digital worlds: The museum hired specialists with digitizers to archive fragile manuscripts.
Flat portable computing devices
- stylusesPointed input devices
- scannersSignal detection devices
- graphics tabletsPen-input devices for digital art
- pensHandheld writing implements
touchscreens · drawing pads · input devices · trackpads · pressure-sensitive · cursor · pointing devices · niblets
Keepers of historical documents
- techniciansSkilled equipment handlers
- operatorsThose who manage equipment
- transcribersThose who write down speech
- data entry clerksStaff keying information into systems
scanners · catalogers · librarians · preservationists · contractors · outsourcing · crowdsourcing · keyboarders
Systematic visual examination
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- OCRMachine reading of images
- image captureRecording visual data
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
microfilm · data entry · transcription · vectorization · rasterization · resolution · DPI · bit depth
Spatial data framework
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- georeferencingAligning data to Earth coordinates
tracing · contours · cadastral · parcel · land records · plats · topographic · aerial photography
Military personal assistant
- convertersThings that transform formats
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- quantizationConversion to discrete values
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
bit depth · circuitry · chips · sensors · transducers · signal processing · oscilloscopes · multimeters
tablets
Flat portable computing devices
- stylusesPointed input devices
- scannersSignal detection devices
- graphics tabletsPen-input devices for digital art
pens · touchscreens · drawing pads · input devices · trackpads · pressure-sensitive · cursor · pointing devices · niblets · calibration
archivists
Keepers of historical documents
- techniciansSkilled equipment handlers
- operatorsThose who manage equipment
- transcribersThose who write down speech
data entry clerks · scanners · catalogers · librarians · preservationists · contractors · outsourcing · crowdsourcing · keyboarders · indexers
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- OCRMachine reading of images
- image captureRecording visual data
preservation · microfilm · data entry · transcription · vectorization · rasterization · resolution · DPI · bit depth · sampling
GIS
Spatial data framework
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
georeferencing · tracing · contours · cadastral · parcel · land records · plats · topographic · aerial photography · boundaries
ADC
Military personal assistant
- convertersThings that transform formats
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- quantizationConversion to discrete values
resolution · bit depth · circuitry · chips · sensors · transducers · signal processing · oscilloscopes · multimeters · video capture
- digitizationdigitization, scanning, OCR, scanners, document imaging
digitizersDACs
Digital-to-analog converters
synthesizers · playback devices · reproducers · decoders · audio amplifiers
digitizersprinters
Document output devices
plotters · output devices · displays · monitors · projectors