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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.

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Sound storage in a compact disk is in digital form.

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Sound and video can also be streamed via computer.

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How to use digital signal in a sentence

The digital dating sphere can prove tricky, and bruising, for the trans user.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The band turned back around, raising a lively tune to signal life would go on.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Consider, too, that in this digital age, making something public is not only easier but has greater reach.
Public Marriage Proposals Must Die|Tauriq Moosa|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not even Radio Bemba (Cuban slang for the rumor mill) had picked up the signal.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I was, she diagnosed, half joking and half horrified, a “digital hoarder.”
I’m a Digital Hoarder|Lizzie Crocker|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Distances were to him as nothing; and difficulties only stimulated him to give his adversaries a more signal overthrow.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
A still more signal triumph to American ingenuity was accorded on Thursday.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He knew that not only was it a signal for the closing of the city gates, but it was also a warning that bedtime was at hand.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
General Pio del Pilar slept in the city every night, ready to give the rocket-signal for revolt.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman