to convert analogue information, such as paper documents or photographs, into digital form using a scanner or computer.
The librarian digitised the rare manuscripts so they could be shared online.
Small businesses often digitise their paper receipts to save space.
✦ Formed in the 1940s from digit (finger or numeral) + -ise, analogous to computerise, as computing technology enabled conversion of analogue data to numerical (digital) format.
