digitization

American  

[dij-it-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌdɪdʒ ɪtˌaɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the conversion or adaptation of something, such as data, an analog display, an activity, or a process, to a digital form or environment.

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Example Sentences

In this productivity paradox, all that spending on shiny new computers and the digitization of work processes didn’t seem to make companies any more efficient or effective.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the 1960s it pioneered “machine-readable cataloging,” or MARC, launching the digitization of library catalogs and a nationwide automated library network.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is where digitization of scent comes in.

From Salon

But the growth of nonhuman influencers comes at a time when actual performers are worried about how digitization and automation through artificial intelligence could impact future work.

From Los Angeles Times

One minus on the digitization ledger came Nov. 8, 2016, when at 8 p.m.

From Seattle Times