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digitize

[′dij·ə‚tīz]

(computer science)

To convert an analog measurement of a quantity into a numerical value.

digitize

Digitize means to convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. Physical objects can be digitized into a 3D digital image by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved into and out of all the corners. See digitizer tablet.

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Engineers can use the digitiser with the Jitter Analysis Toolkit, which provides a library of functions optimised for performing the high-throughput jitter, eye diagram and phase noise measurements demanded by automated validation and production test.

Jitter toolkit gets updated

Equipped with a 256MB per channel memory board, the digitiser also provides high sustained sample rates over extended data capture windows.