f changing the representation of information to a form which is usable by a computer, e.g. converting it to
machine 'language'. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., (in equity) The changing (either actually or fictionally) of one kind of property into another. [Government] 
n., Process of changing records from one medium to another or from one format to another. [General Dictionaries] 
n., Reproduction, duplicate or replica. [Arts] 
v., The process of converting records in the usual and ordinary course 