dig·i·tal (d j -tl)adj. 1. a. Relating to, or resembling a digit, especially a finger. b. Operated or done with the fingers: a digital switch. c. Having digits. 2. Expressed in discrete numerical form, especially for use by a computer or other electronic device: digital information. 3. Electronics a. Relating to or being a device that can generate, record, process, receive, transmit, or display information that is represented in discrete numerical form. b. Relating to or being a service that provides information expressed in discrete numerical form: We subscribe to digital cable. 4. Relating to or being a profession or activity that is performed using digital devices: a digital librarian; digital photography. 5. Using or giving a reading in digits: a digital clock. 6. Characterized by widespread use of computers: living in the digital age. n. A key played with the finger, as on a piano. dig i·tal·ly adv. |
digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Mathematics) of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
2. performed with the fingers
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) representing data as a series of numerical values
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial a digital voltmeter digital read-out
5. (Electronics) Electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuit digital circuit
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a less common word for digitate
n
(Music / Instruments) Music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc.
digitally adv
| digital (dj-tl) 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. Compare analog. See also logic gate. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | digital - displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout" |
| 2. | digital - relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination" | |
| 3. | digital - of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer" electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
Translations
digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtəl] adj [broadcasting, technology] → digital(e); [watch, clock] → à affichage numérique, à affichage digital
digital audio tape n → cassette f audionumérique
digital camera n → appareil m photo numérique
digital compact cassette n → cassette f numérique
digital audio tape n → cassette f audionumérique
digital camera n → appareil m photo numérique
digital compact cassette n → cassette f numérique
digital
digital:
digital:
adj
clock, computer → Digital-; digital display → Digitalanzeige f; digital technology → Digitaltechnik f
(Anat) → Finger-
n (of piano, organ) → Taste f
digital:
digital audio tape
n → DAT-Band nt
digital cable
n (TV) → Digitalkabel nt
digital camera
n → digitale Kamera, Digitalkamera f
digital:
digital projector
n → Beamer m
digital recording
n → Digitalaufnahme f
digital video recorder
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