digitalization

American  

[dij-i-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌdɪdʒ ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. (in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.

2. the effect produced.

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Etymology

Origin of digitalization

First recorded in 1880–85; digitalize + -ation

Example Sentences

Rising digitalization and AI adoption are expected to support information and communications services activity, the economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as you think about self-reliance, digitalization, and the AI push, you need good networks to monetize all of that.

From Barron's

“Automation, digitalization and geographic shifts are redefining our workforce needs and skill requirements,” Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson said in an internal memo sent to employees published in the filing.

From Barron's

And now because of digitalization and how that has changed the way politics work, they want us to do a new audit, and I was appointed by the government to lead that team of researchers.

From Salon

As digitalization and automation engulf the modern world, sedentary behaviors among office-based workers are expected to increase.

From Science Daily