Digitized

/ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzd/ verb

Definition

American spelling: converted into digital form that computers can read and store.

Etymology

Past tense of 'digitize,' from digit + '-ized.' The term became ubiquitous in the 1980s-90s as scanning technology and personal computers made digital conversion accessible.

Kelly Says

When you take a selfie, your face is instantly digitized into millions of pixels—it's so efficient that the file size might be smaller than a single handwritten note from 100 years ago.

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