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Meaning of DIGITAL

Pronunciation:  'dijitl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (electronics) of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer"
  2. [adj]  relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination"
  3. [adj]  displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout"
 
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 Antonyms: analog, analogue, linear
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dig"i*tal\, a. [L. digitals.]
Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the
fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Common abbreviation for Digital Equipment Corporation.

  2. A description of data which is stored or transmitted as a sequence of discrete symbols from a finite set, most commonly this means binary data represented using electronic or electromagnetic signals.

    The opposite is analogue.

 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
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