digital media

[dij-i-tl me-dee-uh]

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noun

(usually used with a singular verb)��video, audio, software, or other content that is created, edited, stored, or accessed in digital form, through numeric encoding and decoding of data: Passionate amateurs can now afford to make and distribute independent movies using digital media, without the prohibitive costs of film.
The distribution of digital media will soon outpace sales of print newspapers, magazines, and books.
Passionate amateurs can now afford to make and distribute independent movies using digital media, without the prohibitive costs of film.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of digital media¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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Example Sentences

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A friend in his early thirties, who I’ll call Alex, lives in Chicago and works in digital media.

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“This spring has been so good for the box office, it usually means the summer is going to be strong,” said Kimberly Owczarski, associate professor in the department of film, television and digital media at Texas Christian University.

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There is now such a proliferation of digital media that navigating between apps, emails, videos and texts just to find something to watch feels like a massive undertaking.

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This dual audience for the written word—readers and advertisers—has survived in digital media, and as with silly summer inserts, it’s often the tail of advertising that wags the dog of text.

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Not every candidate can use digital media, new media, effectively.

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digital mapping digital media player

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