n., The process of transforming a digital document or other digital object from one format, or format version, to another one. [General Dictionaries ]

n., The process of changing something from one form or medium to another, while leaving the intellectual content unchanged. [Archives - Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records , Page: 113 ]

n., A change from one form to another. Umbrella term that includes migration, refreshment, reproduction, etc. [Archives - Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records ]

n., [data conversion] Changing the representation of data in a database from one form to another, as for instance changing the storage medium, data format, or the code in which the data is held. [Arts - Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) ]

n., The process of 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 - Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book ]

v., To move data to a different format, especially data from an obsolete format to a current format; migration. [Computer and Information Sciences - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (The Society of American Archivists) ]

n., Process of changing records from one medium to another or from one format to another. [General Dictionaries - 15489-1 , Page: 2 ]

n., (in equity) The changing (either actually or fictionally) of one kind of property into another. [Government - A Dictionary of Law ]