1. To convert an image, a graph, or other data into information for processing on a computer: The publishers of the local newspaper digitized it so it could be read on smartphones and tablets.
2. To manipulate or to treat in some way with the fingers: Jack used a pencil to digitize the information he wanted to keep on a note pad because he didn't have a computer!

1. A data-entry device consisting of stylus, writing surface, and circuitry that produces a pair of digital coordinate values corresponding continuously to the position of the stylus upon the surface.
2. A direct input device with a special pen or cross-hairs with which the user traces the image to be digitized.

The coordinates at selected points are automatically recorded.