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Digitize vs Scanning - What's the difference?

digitize | scanning |

As verbs the difference between digitize and scanning

is that digitize is (computing) to represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits while scanning is .

As a noun scanning is

the act of something being scanned.

digitize

English

(Digitizing)

Alternative forms

* digitise

Verb

(digitiz)
  • (computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits
  • To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value
  • (obsolete) To finger.
    • to digitize a pen

    Synonyms

    * (represent in binary) digitalize

    Related terms

    * digitization * digitisation

    scanning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something being scanned.
  • * 1994 , IGIC, Inc. Staff, Fiber Optic Sensors (page 147)
    • In the other case the scanner performs a given number of scannings , thus giving an automatic display of the complete set of measuring points.