digital

dig·i·tal  (dj-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.

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digi·tal·ly adv.

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digital

Adjective

1. displaying information as numbers rather than with a dial

2. representing data as a series of numerical values

3. of or possessing digits

digitally adv

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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.

Thesaurus

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 analog, analogue, linear - of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"

Translations

digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtl] adj → digital

digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtl] digit adj [system, recording, radio] → numérique, digital(e); [watch] → à affichage numérique or digital

digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtl] digit adj (watch, display etc) → Digital-

digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtəl] adj → digitale