digital

American  

[dij-i-tl] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl /

adjective

1. displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial.

   a digital speedometer;

   a digital watch.

2. of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.

3. of, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits.

   a digital image;

   digital devices.

4. 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.

5. available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer.

   Scan these two pages so you'll have them as a digital document.

6. 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.

7. of or relating to a digit or finger.

8. resembling a digit or finger.

9. manipulated with a finger or the fingertips.

   a digital switch.

10. having fingers or digitlike parts.

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noun

1. one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.

digital British  

/ ˈdɪdʒɪtəl /

adjective

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

2. performed with the fingers

3. representing data as a series of numerical values

4. displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial

   a digital voltmeter

   digital read-out

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

   digital circuit

6. a less common word for digitate

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noun

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

digital Scientific  

/ dĭj′ĭ-tl /

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

2. 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.

3. Computer Science Compare analog See also logic gate

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Other Word Forms

• digitally adverb
• interdigital adjective
• interdigitally adverb
• postdigital adjective
• predigital adjective

Etymology

Origin of digital

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin digitālis, equivalent to digit(us) ( digit ) + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were higher Monday as digital assets appeared set to shrug off a Department of Justice investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

From Barron's

Cincinnati-based Kroger is testing Google’s shopping agent, which helps customers compare grocery items, personalizes their shopping experience and can handle purchasing, according to Yael Cosset, the company’s chief digital officer and executive vice president.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There'll be a lot of additional engagement that clubs can have with their fans through those microchips and different digital solutions."

From BBC

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell early Thursday as digital assets lost momentum after a strong start to the year.

From Barron's

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell early Thursday as digital assets lost momentum after a strong start to the year.

From Barron's

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