retrodigitization

noun

Etymology

From retro- + digitization.

  1. derived from digitus
  2. inherited from digit
  3. suffixed as digitize — “digit + ize
  4. suffixed as digitization — “digitize + ation
  5. prefixed as retrodigitization — “retro + digitization

Definitions

  1. The conversion into digital format of a work designed and published in an earlier era.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for retrodigitization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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