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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Ever-larger AI data centers require optical transceivers to more efficiently transfer data by converting electrical signals into light and Marvell makes the digital signal processors within those transceivers.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 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

Daniel uses a digital signal to verify it’s Ludo’s bike, then calls the police, who help recover it.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

They receive a digital signal from your laptop, phone, or other USB-C source, and then they convert that data into sound.

From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2018

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

From Washington Post