digitalization

[dij-i-tl-uh-zey-shuhn]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of digitalization¹

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.

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

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“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.

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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.

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

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