digital signal

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1. A signal in which the original information is converted into a string of bits before being transmitted. A radio signal, for example, will be either on or off. Digital signals can be sent for long distances and suffer less interference than analog signals.

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The communications industry worldwide is in the midst of a switch to digital signals.

Sound and video can also be streamed via computer.

Sound storage in a compact disk is in digital form.

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Marvell makes the digital signal processors within those transceivers and it’s a booming business.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Sur also anticipates strong demand for Marvell’s optical digital signal processors, which convert electrical signals into light for high-bandwidth, low-latency data transmission in AI data centers, and for its storage products.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Behind closed doors at CES, I got to try an early version of an impressive new digital signal processing system that provides more immersive 3D positional audio with the help of integrated gyroscopes.

From The Verge • Jan. 18, 2018

Software and digital signal processors then use the car’s audio system to create countervailing waveforms that are broadcast over the speakers to block the original noise.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2016

These machines take the math exercise that is a digital signal and turn it into the continuous wave that is analog.

From Washington Post