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digital

  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

Other meanings

  1. Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

    “digital computer”

  2. Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

    “Digital payment systems are replacing cash transactions.”

Example sentences

  • “Information spreads rapidly in the digital age.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "digitālis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “digital” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.