digital
digital definition
digi·tal (dij′i təl, -it'l)
adjective
- of, like, or constituting a digit, esp. a finger
- having digits
- performed with a finger
- using numbers that are digits to represent all the variables involved in calculation
- using a row of digits, rather than numbers on a dial, to provide numerical information a digital watch, a digital thermometer
- designating or of data, images, sounds, etc. that are stored, transmitted, manipulated, or reproduced by a process using groups of electronic bits represented as 1 or 0
- of or by means of such a process, as one using a digital computer
- designating or of a recording technique in which sounds or images are converted into groups of electronic bits and stored on a magnetic or optical medium: the groups of bits are read electronically, as by a laser beam, for reproduction
- designating or of a type of radio or TV transmission and reception in which data, sounds, or images are sent or received as groups of electronic bits
Etymology: ME < L digitalis
noun
- a finger
- a key played with a finger, as on the piano
Related Forms:
- digitally dig′i·tally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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