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digital

[ dij-i-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.


noun

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

digital

/ ˈɪɪə /

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

    digital read-out

    a digital voltmeter

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

digital

/ ĭĭ-ٱ /

  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 analogSee also logic gate
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱ٲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱i·· adverb
  • t·徱i·ٲ adjective
  • t·徱i·ٲ·ly adverb
  • Dz·徱i·ٲ adjective
  • ·徱i·ٲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of digital1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin 徱, equivalent to digit(us) ( digit ) + - -al 1
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Example Sentences

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For some time developers have got round that by monetising transactions in games and relying more on cheaper digital downloads.

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It would be hugely reluctant to comply with another US ask: to water down its much-trumpeted digital regulations, aimed at limiting monopolies and placing restrictions on speech and content in the EU.

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"Predictability on taxation, on regulation and on planning is super helpful for the investment that goes into infrastructure like ours, which is the digital backbone of the country."

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“Nothing should be off the table,” the official said, including “responses in the digital services sector.”

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Further measures would not just include US goods, but potentially its digital services too.

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