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digital
[ dij-i-tl ]
adjective
- displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial:
a digital speedometer;
a digital watch.
- of, relating to, or using numerical calculations.
- of, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits:
a digital image;
digital devices.
- 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.
- available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer:
Scan these two pages so you'll have them as a digital document.
- 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.
- of or relating to a digit or finger.
- resembling a digit or finger.
- manipulated with a finger or the fingertips:
a digital switch.
- having fingers or digitlike parts.
noun
- one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.
digital
/ ˈɪɪə /
adjective
- of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
- performed with the fingers
- representing data as a series of numerical values
- displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial
digital read-out
a digital voltmeter
- electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuit
digital circuit
- a less common word for digitate
noun
- music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc
digital
- Anatomy.Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.
- 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.
- Computer Science.Compare analogSee also logic gate
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱ٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱i·· adverb
- t·徱i·ٲ adjective
- t·徱i·ٲ·ly adverb
- Dz·徱i·ٲ adjective
- ·徱i·ٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Brinkley bemoans the present colonization of the fashion space by digital media.
He’s not piloting these days, but almost daily he’ll sit in his office and get behind a simulator to operate digital planes or helicopters.
Digital age checks can lead to "security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship," according to Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch.
His Waves piano has both acoustic and digital settings, the latter best suited for outdoor performances.
The digital currency is one of several crypto-related ventures launched by businesses linked to Trump, who has called himself the "crypto president".
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