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DIGITIZATION [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

The process of converting hard-copy or other non-digital records into a digital format, e.g. taking digital photographs of non-digital source records, or scanning, which refers to imaging non-digital source records.

Key term(s)
  • digitisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Processus par lequel un document papier ou non numérique est converti en format numérique, p. ex. prendre des photographies numériques de dossiers de sources non numériques, ou balayer, c'est-à-dire faire l'imagerie de dossiers de sources non numériques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Technology (Informatics)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Public Administration (General)
CONT

Digitalization refers to enabling, improving or transforming business [processes] by leveraging digital technologies (e.g., APIs [application programming interfaces]) and digitized data.

OBS

digitalization; digitalizing; digitization; digitizing: Some authors recommend using the terms "digitalization" or "digitalizing" to refer to the enablement, improvement or transformation of business processes through the leveraging of digital technologies and digitized data, and the terms "digitization" or "digitizing" to designate the process of converting analog signals or information into computer-readable values.

OBS

Not to be confused with digital transformation.

Key term(s)
  • digitalisation
  • digitalising
  • digitisation
  • digitising

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
OBS

La numérisation ne nécessite pas de transformations drastiques des opérations en place ou un investissement énorme dans une technologie de pointe non adaptée au contexte de l'entreprise. C'est en fait le contraire : elle est là pour simplifier les processus de production.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la transformation numérique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tecnología de la información (Informática)
  • Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
  • Administración pública (Generalidades)
CONT

Proceso por el que la tecnología digital se implanta en la economía en su conjunto afectando a la producción, el consumo y a la propia organización, estructura y gestión de las empresas.

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Record 3 2020-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

The process of converting analog signals or information collected by a device designed for this purpose into computer-readable values.

OBS

Digitization makes it possible to represent phenomena or objects from the real world, including sounds, documents and images, with a computer.

OBS

digitization; digitizing; digitalization; digitalizing: Some authors recommend using the terms "digitization" or "digitizing" to designate the process of converting analog signals or information into computer-readable values, and the terms "digitalization" or "digitalizing" to refer to the enablement, improvement or transformation of business processes through the leveraging of digital technologies and digitized data.

Key term(s)
  • digitisation
  • digitising
  • digitalisation
  • digitalising

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Procédé qui consiste à convertir de l'information ou des signaux analogiques recueillis par un appareil conçu à cet effet en valeurs lisibles par les ordinateurs.

OBS

La numérisation permet de représenter à l'ordinateur des phénomènes ou des objets du monde concret, notamment des sons, des documents et des images.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Conversión de sonidos, caracteres o imágenes en códigos digitales para fines de tratamiento informático.

CONT

La digitalización impone precisión sobre sistemas físicos que, por naturaleza, son imprecisos.

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Record 4 2008-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Technology (Informatics)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

The application of information technology for the acquisition, processing and distribution of digital information to enhance situational awareness and operational effectiveness.

OBS

digitization: term and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

Application de la technologie de l'information à l'acquisition, au traitement et à la distribution d'informations numériques pour améliorer la connaissance de la situation et l'efficacité opérationnelle.

OBS

numérisation : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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