digital computer

noun

1. a computer that processes information in digital form.

digital computer

noun

1. an electronic computer in which the input is discrete rather than continuous, consisting of combinations of numbers, letters, and other characters written in an appropriate programming language and represented internally in binary notation Compare analog computer

Word History and Origins

Origin of digital computer¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

PDP-3 is a stored program, general purpose digital computer.

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