Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

digital

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdʒɪt(ə)l/

Translate digital | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of digital

adjective

  • 1(of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization. Often contrasted with analogue.
  • relating to, using, or storing data or information in the form of digital signals:digital TV a digital recording
  • involving or relating to the use of computer technology:the digital revolution
  • 2(of a clock or watch) showing the time by means of displayed digits rather than hands or a pointer.
  • 3relating to a finger or fingers.

Derivatives

digitally

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin digitalis, from digitus 'finger, toe'

digital in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of digital in the US English dictionary