digital

American  

[dij-i-tl] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl /

adjective

1. displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial.

   a digital speedometer;

   a digital watch.

2. of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.

3. of, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits.

   a digital image;

   digital devices.

4. 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.

5. available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer.

   Scan these two pages so you'll have them as a digital document.

6. 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.

7. of or relating to a digit or finger.

8. resembling a digit or finger.

9. manipulated with a finger or the fingertips.

   a digital switch.

10. having fingers or digitlike parts.

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noun

1. one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.

digital British  

/ ˈdɪdʒɪtəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits

2. performed with the fingers

3. representing data as a series of numerical values

4. displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial

   a digital voltmeter

   digital read-out

5. electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuit

   digital circuit

6. a less common word for digitate

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noun

1. music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc

digital Scientific  

/ dĭj′ĭ-tl /

1. Anatomy Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.

2. 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.

3. Computer Science Compare analog See also logic gate

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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

As digital communication accelerates and cyber threats continue to rise, researchers are working to develop more secure ways to transmit information.

From Science Daily

The digital bank is closing down its operations in the U.S. in order to focus on growing its business in the U.K. and across Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Backed by AI-enabled margin expansion and steady research and development, the online professional physician platform operator is positioned to capture China’s 17 billion-yuan digital healthcare marketing opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Rightmove spokesperson said the firm was "confident in the value we provide to our partners and consumers, who are at the core of our business solutions and digital platform."

From BBC

“Our ongoing investment in cloud and AI infrastructure reflects Microsoft’s long‑term confidence in Singapore as a global digital leader,” said Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal

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