digitize
digitize (dij"i*tīz) , transitive verb
[Digit + -ize.]
1.
To finger; as, to digitize a pen. [Rare] — Sir T. Browne
Digitization allows convenient storage, accurate reproduction, modification and other manipulations by digital computers.
2.
(Computers) To convert (information, a signal, an image) into a form expressible in numbers or in binary notation. The original signal before digitization is usually in analog form.