Translation guide
The process of converting analog information into digital form. In Japanese, the most common term is デジタル化, but other expressions exist for specific contexts like data entry or image scanning.
To express the broad concept of making something digital, such as documents, processes, or systems.
The most common and versatile term for digitization. It can refer to converting physical media to digital, or shifting to digital systems.
The company is promoting the digitization of documents.
Operations were made more efficient through digitization.
Often used interchangeably with デジタル化, but can emphasize conversion to electronic form. Common in business and administrative contexts.
The digitization of application procedures has been completed.
A loanword from English, used mainly in IT or business contexts. Less common than デジタル化.
The digitization project has started.
To specifically refer to the act of inputting analog information into a computer as digital data.
To describe converting physical images or documents into digital images via scanning.
The most direct term for scanning. Used as a noun or a verb (スキャンする).
Scan photos and import them into the computer.
Literally 'image-ification'. Used when converting something into an image format, often in technical contexts.
Digitize documents as images and save them.
Both mean 'digitization', but デジタル化 is more common in everyday and business language. 電子化 is often used in official or administrative contexts, and can imply a shift to electronic systems rather than just data conversion.
The government is promoting the digitization of administration.
The suffix 化 (か) is very productive and can be attached to many nouns to mean '-ization'. For example, IT化 (IT adoption), ペーパーレス化 (going paperless). This pattern is useful for coining new terms.
名刺の情報を入力する。
Enter business card information (digitize business cards).