digital

[ dij-i-tl ]

/ ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl /

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adjective

displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial: a digital speedometer;a digital watch.

of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.

of, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits: a digital image;digital devices.

involving or using numerical digits expressed in a scale of notation, usually in the binary system, to represent discretely all variables occurring in a problem.

available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer: Scan these two pages so you'll have them as a digital document.

pertaining to, noting, or making use of computers and computerized technologies, including the internet: We are living in an increasingly digital world.Digital activism uses social media to achieve political reform.His blog is a great example of digital journalism.Digital technology has revolutionized the music industry.

of or relating to a digit or finger.

resembling a digit or finger.

manipulated with a finger or the fingertips: a digital switch.

having fingers or digitlike parts.

noun

one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.

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Origin of digital

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin digitālis, equivalent to digit(us) (see digit) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM digital

dig·it·al·ly, adverbin·ter·dig·i·tal, adjectivein·ter·dig·i·tal·ly, adverbpost·dig·i·tal, adjective

pre·dig·i·tal, adjective

Words nearby digital

dight, Digibox, digicam, dig in, digit, digital, digital audiodisk, digital audiotape, digital badge, digital camera, digital citizen

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How to use digital in a sentence

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By designing business organization, strategy, and technology around digital transformation, brands can ultimately deliver customer experiences that are contextually relevant and personally informed.
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Consider, too, that in this digital age, making something public is not only easier but has greater reach.
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I was, she diagnosed, half joking and half horrified, a “digital hoarder.”
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Panicked, I reached out to hoarding experts, who often refer to any kind of obsessive digital collecting as “infomania.”
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But in the Digital Age, we're at risk of a new type of hoarding that is equally problematic.
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British Dictionary definitions for digital

digital

/ (ˈdɪdʒɪtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits

performed with the fingers

representing data as a series of numerical values

displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a diala digital voltmeter; digital read-out

electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuitdigital circuit

a less common word for digitate

noun

music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc

Derived forms of digital

digitally, adverb

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Scientific definitions for digital

digital

[ dĭj′ĭ-tl ]

Anatomy Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.

Computer Science Representing or operating on data or information in numerical form. A digital clock uses a series of changing digits to represent time at discrete intervals, for example, every second. Modern computers rely on digital processing techniques, in which both data and the instructions for manipulating data are represented as binary numbers. Compare analog. See also logic gate.

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