Definition
An image that has been converted into numerical data so it can be stored, processed, and displayed by a computer. The picture is broken into a grid of tiny picture elements (pixels), and each pixel is assigned numbers representing its brightness and color.
Plain English
A picture that has been turned into numbers so a computer can store it, change it, and show it on a screen.
Context Anchor
Seen in maintenance inspections, electronic records, inspection cameras, and digital manuals when a picture of a part or condition is saved or reviewed on a screen.
Derivation
From 'digit,' meaning a numerical figure. To 'digitize' means to convert something into digits — numbers — that a computer can read. So a digitized image is simply a picture expressed as numbers.
Why Pilots Care
Maintenance technicians rely on digitized images from borescopes and inspection equipment to find cracks, wear, and damage inside engines without disassembly. Because the image is digital, it can be zoomed, enhanced, saved to records, and shared with engineers for second opinions.
Analogy
It is like scanning a paper photo so the computer can store it, zoom in on it, and send it to someone else.
Intuition Check
A digitized image is not automatically a better or corrected picture. It simply means the picture has been converted into electronic data.
Example Sentence 1
The technician saved the digitized image from the borescope inspection to the engine's maintenance record.
Example Sentence 2
All completed inspections now include a digitized image attached to the work order for the permanent record.