digital
adjective
displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial.
predigital
-
a word derived from
digital.
Example Sentences
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That change is harder still in organizations rooted in old forms of predigital content delivery: changing form and content at the same time is herculean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
One forgets, in a predigital world, how much of one’s life in a city involved yelling.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Though the process is time-consuming, it’s much faster than an equally thorough review would have taken in a predigital age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
In the predigital age, they would capture song on tape recorders and literally splice together the magnetic tape to create manipulated songs with, for example, rearranged syllables or shorter silent intervals between notes.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2022
“The whole setup then was predigital, so everything was paper, camera, film and paint.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
