digital technology

American  

[dij-i-tl tek-nol-uh-jee] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

digital technologies plural

1. the branch of scientific or engineering knowledge that deals with the creation and practical use of digital or computerized devices, methods, systems, etc..

   advances in digital technology.

2. a digital device, method, system, etc., created by using this knowledge.

   the invention of the internet and other digital technologies.

3. the application of this knowledge for practical ends, as in digital communications and social media.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• digital technologies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of digital technology

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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digital technology

Last month, Wynn-Williams sat silently on a stage at the Hay Festival, a prestigious literary and arts festival, as part of a panel on digital technology and public policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The ban follows a three-month consultation on how to make children's use of digital technology safer, which closed last month.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

The finance ministry said that even the title of the work area -- "environmental impact of digital technology" -- had proved a "red line" for the American side.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

AI enters a culture already sliced and diced by the double-edged sword of digital technology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

But with digital technology, researchers say the amount of information, the speed of its delivery, and, pointedly, its interactive nature, have changed our world by orders of magnitude.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel