Definition of digital
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or utilizing devices constructed or working by the methods or principles of electronics : electronic
digital devices/technology
also
: characterized by electronic and especially computerized technology
the digital age In an electronically driven work-place, managers pinpoint information overload as the inescapable downside to … life in the digital world. — David Bottoms
2
: composed of data in the form of especially binary digits (see digit sense 1b)
digital images/photos a digital readout a digital broadcast [=a broadcast employing digital communications signals]
— compare analog sense 1
3
: providing a readout in numerical digits
a digital voltmeter a digital watch/clock
5
: of, relating to, or using calculation by numerical methods or by discrete units
6
: of or relating to the fingers or toes
digital dexterity
7
: done with a finger
a digital rectal examination
digital
noun
plural digitals
Definition of digital (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: media (such as a photograph) in a digital format
This writer spent a frightfully snowy day stumbling around a snow-covered lawn among the downpour of snowflake clusters. Something black and cold became an impromptu netting device to capture digitals of individual snowflakes.— Alan Daugherty
b
: digital media as an industry or sector of an industry
… radio advertising was up 6.8%, TV advertising was up 9.4%, and digital was up 16.8%. — News Bites US Markets
2
: something (such as a device) characterized or operated by digital technology
Unlike analog quartz watches, which had a conventional dial and hands, digitals were totally electronic, with no moving parts at all.— Joe Thompson The analog thermometers usually register from 0ºF to 220ºF and cost about $12; the digitals register from -58ºF to 302ºF and go for around $15.— Dorie Greenspan
3
: a finger or toe
… critical ischemia of the digitals of upper and lower limbs …— Nadjib Schahab et al.
also
: an artery or nerve that supplies the fingers or toes
… the doctor reported that ulnar palmar and radial palmar digitals' decreased sensation had a maximum upper extremity impairment of 9 percent … — US Fed News
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