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Digitize

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:40 am

Digitize means to translate into a digital form. For example, optical scanners digitize images by translating them into bit maps. It is also possible to digitize sound, video, and any type of movement. In all these cases, digitization is performed by sampling at discrete intervals. To digitize sound, for example, a device measures a sound wave’s amplitude many times per second. These numeric values can then be recorded digitally.