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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 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 2 2004-09-01

English

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

The process of changing the representation of data, from one code to another or from one coded character set to another.

OBS

code conversion; transcoding: terms standardized by CSA.

French

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

Changement de la forme de représentation des données en substituant un code à un autre ou un jeu de caractères codés à un autre.

OBS

conversion de code; transcodage : termes normalisés par la CSA.

Spanish

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

Proceso de cambiar el agrupamiento de bits para un carácter en un solo código, en el correspondiente agrupamiento de bits para un carácter en un segundo código.

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