digital
Americanadjective
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displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial.
a digital speedometer;
a digital watch.
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of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.
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of, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits.
a digital image;
digital devices.
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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.
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available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer.
Scan these two pages so you'll have them as a digital document.
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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.
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of or relating to a digit or finger.
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resembling a digit or finger.
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manipulated with a finger or the fingertips.
a digital switch.
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having fingers or digitlike parts.
noun
adjective
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of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
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performed with the fingers
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representing data as a series of numerical values
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displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial
a digital voltmeter
digital read-out
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electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuit
digital circuit
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a less common word for digitate
noun
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Anatomy Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.
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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.
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Computer Science Compare analog See also logic gate
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This year, the awards ceremony will once again give out an award for album cover to better reflect music in the digital age.
From Los Angeles Times
Wei used encrypted apps, deleted messages and accounts, used digital “dead drops” that disappear in 72 hours and used a new computer and phone.
From Los Angeles Times
“We define slop as ‘digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence,’” they wrote.
From Salon
Blackledge called Amazon’s ad business a “high margin” driver of operating income, as the digital infrastructure is less capital-intensive than the company’s retail operations.
From MarketWatch
"Modern digital agriculture was particularly affected," says the scientist.
From Science Daily
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