digital signal

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1. A signal in which the original information is converted into a string of bits before being transmitted. A radio signal, for example, will be either on or off. Digital signals can be sent for long distances and suffer less interference than analog signals.

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The communications industry worldwide is in the midst of a switch to digital signals.

Sound and video can also be streamed via computer.

Sound storage in a compact disk is in digital form.

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Sur also anticipates strong demand for Marvell’s optical digital signal processors, which convert electrical signals into light for high-bandwidth, low-latency data transmission in AI data centers, and for its storage products.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Hearing aids work by converting sound picked up by a microphone into a digital signal that’s then amplified.

From The Verge • Jan. 6, 2022

They emit a digital signal that can be detected by devices running Apple’s mobile operating system.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2021

Software and digital signal processors then use the car’s audio system to create countervailing waveforms that are broadcast over the speakers to block the original noise.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2016

These machines take the math exercise that is a digital signal and turn it into the continuous wave that is analog.

From Washington Post