digitizes
Makes computer-readable
Digitizes means converts something into digital form—translating analog information into data a computer can process.
Photographs, documents, audio recordings, and film can all be digitized: The library digitizes its rare manuscripts to preserve them.
The process creates electronic copies that can be stored, searched, and shared.
Formal written records
- recordsStored data or albums
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- photographsLight-captured images
- newspapersPrinted daily publications
microfilm · artifacts · collections · libraries · museums · heritage · preservation · restoration
Transmitted sound content
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- filmMovie or coating
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- cassettesMagnetic audio cartridges
VHS · negatives · slides · prints · recordings · photographs · albums · reels
Systematic visual examination
- convertingChanging form or function
- transformingChanging form entirely
- encodingConverting data to format
- capturingTaking into custody
translating · transferring · migrating · importing · uploading · archiving · preserving · photographing
Self-operating system design
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- modernizingMaking something current
- paperlessUsing no printed materials
- efficiencyProductive without waste
processing · integrating · systematizing · computerizing · optimizing · updating · transitioning · implementing
documents
Formal written records
- recordsStored data or albums
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- photographsLight-captured images
newspapers · microfilm · artifacts · collections · libraries · museums · heritage · preservation · restoration · conservation
audio
Transmitted sound content
cassettes · VHS · negatives · slides · prints · recordings · photographs · albums · reels · tapes
scanning
Systematic visual examination
- convertingChanging form or function
- transformingChanging form entirely
- encodingConverting data to format
capturing · translating · transferring · migrating · importing · uploading · archiving · preserving · photographing · transcribing
automation
Self-operating system design
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- modernizingMaking something current
- paperlessUsing no printed materials
efficiency · processing · integrating · systematizing · computerizing · optimizing · updating · transitioning · implementing · managing
digitizesprints out
Produces physical document
prints · materializes · outputs · fabricates · manufactures
digitizesanalogizes
Explains through comparison
handwrites · etches · engraves · inscribes