digitise

IPA/dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪz/
IPA/dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪz/

digitise — 動詞

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

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

數位化

把資料轉成電腦可讀的格式

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.

Harper 整個暑假都在幫圖書館把最舊的地方報紙數位化。

digitise + archive material as object

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

診所打算在年底前把所有紙本病歷都數位化。

digitise + records for daily office use

常見搭配
  • digitise records
  • digitise photographs
  • digitise film
  • digitise an archive
  • digitise old tapes
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.

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