heads-up digitizing

noun

Tracing a raster to produce a vector.

Meanings

nounheads-up digitizing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecartographyTracing a raster to produce a vector.

Origin

Named in reference to an operator's focus on a computer screen.

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APA

heads-up digitizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heads-up%20digitizing

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“heads-up digitizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heads-up%20digitizing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heads-up digitizing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heads-up%20digitizing.

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