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digital

di·gi·tal

UK/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/ US/ˈdɪdʒɪtʌl/ fairly common informal

adjective

1.

of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits

  • “digital computer”
Antonyms
2.

displaying numbers rather than scale positions

  • “digital clock”
  • “digital readout”
3.

relating to or performed with the fingers

  • “digital examination”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis.

Phrases

  • analog-to-digital converter
  • asymmetric digital subscriber line
  • born digital
  • digital addiction
  • digital age
  • digital amnesia
  • digital audio
  • digital audio workstation

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