digitalization

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

/ ˌdɪdʒ ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

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

the effect produced.

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Origin of digitalization

First recorded in 1880–85; digitalize + -ation

This year, small businesses will continue their path to digitalization and invest in building and maintaining an online presence.
2021 Digital marketing predictions for small businesses|Steffen Schebesta|January 18, 2021|Search Engine Watch
In the age of digitalization, this doesn’t work, as customers want things immediately.
Banks need to strike the right balance for digital transformation|Martha Leibs|January 15, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The cost pressures that arrived with the pandemic, along with an increased need to deliver returns on investment, have led to an acceleration of digitalization as a key enabler for the future.
The power of value 4.0 for industrial internet of things|Jason Sparapani|December 22, 2020|MIT Technology Review
These lower levels of investment were previously attributed to the slow rate of technology adoption and digitalization within the real estate industry, but this is no longer the case.
This is a good time to start a proptech company|Walter Thompson|December 3, 2020|TechCrunch

Kearney’s Resilience Stress Test assesses supply chain resilience across eight dimensions that span a company’s own processes as well as those of suppliers and partners—measuring the degree of critical digitalization in each.
Building resilient supply chains|Claire Beatty|November 24, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The other answer you hear is that the digitalization of the world has made a difference.
Why Did Llewyn Davis’s Greenwich Village Disappear?|Andrew Romano|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One thread of the new book concerns the effect of digitalization on creative artistry.
The Book on Aging Rockers|Jane Ciabattari|June 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

digitalization

[ dĭj′ĭ-tl-ĭ-zā′shən ]

The administration of digitalis by a dosage schedule until sufficient amounts are present in the body to produce the desired therapeutic effects.