dig·i·tal
(dĭj′ĭ-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.
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digital
(ˈdɪdʒɪtəl) adj1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
2. (Mathematics) of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
3. performed with the fingers
4. (Computer Science) representing data as a series of numerical values
5. (Communications & Information) displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial: a digital voltmeter; digital read-out.
6. (Electronics) electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuit: digital circuit.
7. (Anatomy) a less common word for
digitate 8. (Botany) a less common word for
digitate n (Instruments) music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc
ˈdigitally adv
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dig•it•al
(ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a digit or finger.
2. manipulated with a finger: a digital switch.
3. having digits or digitlike parts.
4. of, pertaining to, or using data in the form of numerical digits: a digital recording.
5. displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial: a digital clock.
6. Computers. involving or using numerical digits expressed in a scale of notation to represent discretely all variables occurring in a problem.
7. of, pertaining to, or using numerical calculations.
8. available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer.
n. 9. one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.
10. a digital device, as a clock or watch.
[1400–50; < Latin]
dig′it•al•ly, adv.
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dig·i·tal
(dĭj′ĭ-tl)1. Anatomy Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.
2. Expressed in numerical form, especially for use by a computer: converted the image to a digital form.
3. Computer Science Relating to a device that can read, write, or store information represented in numerical form: a digital computer.
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