digitise

digitise — verb

1. to change paper, sound, pictures, or other non-electronic material into a form a

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to change paper, sound, pictures, or other non-electronic material into a form a computer can read, save, or send

例句

Harper spent the summer helping the library digitise its oldest local newspapers.

digitise + archive material as object

The clinic plans to digitise every paper patient file by the end of the year.

digitise + records for daily office use

同義詞
  • scan

    narrower; usually for flat paper pages or photographs rather than film, tape, or whole collections

  • convert

    broader; can describe any format change, including between two files that are already digital

  • encode

    more technical; stresses the specific system or format used to represent the information

反義詞
  • print

    produce a physical copy from digital content — the opposite direction

文法句型

digitise + records / photos / films / tapes

digitise + archive / collection / material

用法筆記

Object is usually material that was NOT originally electronic — paper documents, photographs, film reels, cassette or VHS tapes, vinyl records. Subject is typically an institution (library, museum, clinic, council) or a person handling such material. British spelling; American English prefers 'digitize'.

常見錯誤

❌I digitised the PDF before sending it.
✅I sent the PDF.
💡a PDF is already a digital file, so 'digitise' does not apply to it.
❌The council digitised the maps to its website.
✅The council put the digitised maps on its website.
💡'digitise' refers to converting the material, not to publishing it.