digital

adjective dig·i·tal \ ˈdi-jə-tᵊl \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: digital in a Sentence

Definition of digital

1 : of or relating to the fingers or toes

digital dexterity

2 : done with a finger

a digital rectal examination

3 : of, relating to, or using calculation by numerical methods or by discrete units

4 : composed of data in the form of especially binary digits

digital images/photos

a digital readout

a digital broadcast [=a broadcast employing digital communications signals]

— compare analog 2

5 : providing a readout in numerical digits

a digital voltmeter

a digital watch/clock

6 : relating to an audio recording method in which sound waves are represented digitally (as on magnetic tape) so that in the recording wow and flutter are eliminated and background noise is reduced

7 : 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

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digitally

play \ˈdi-jə-tᵊl-ē\ adverb

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Examples of digital in a Sentence

You can transfer digital images from your camera to your computer.
a digital recording of a sound
In this new digital age, computers and the Internet are part of our everyday lives.

Recent Examples of digital from the Web

Clinic patients will be referred for digital and 3D mammograms, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, general X-rays and fluoroscope imaging.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Cleveland Clinic readies new $53 million Coral Springs Family Health Center," 13 July 2018
Texts migrated from print to digital and sometimes back again.

— joe karaganis, Washington Post, "Russia is building a new Napster — but for academic research," 13 July 2018
Terri Bowden, Janice Danker, Heather Edgar, Carlos Fernandez, Rosena Finister, Susan Janow, Paulino Martin, Nick Pagan, and Gregory Stoper, digital and video works group exhibition.

— SFChronicle.com, "Art listings," 12 July 2018
Ken Worzel, president of Nordstrom.com and chief digital officer, said in a release.

— sarah gray, Fortune, "Nordstrom's 2 New Los Angeles Shops Have Everything Shoppers Want, Except Products," 9 July 2018
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether traders are manipulating the price of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, with techniques including wash trades, Bloomberg revealed last month.

— matthew leising, Bloomberg.com, "Crypto Coin Tether Defies Logic on Kraken’s Market, Raising Red Flags," 29 June 2018
The film opens Friday, June 29 at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, Friday, July 20 at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles, and goes digital and on demand on July 31.

— jenna rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Exclusive: See The Trailer for The New Documentary About Legendary Makeup Artist Kevyn Aucoin," 27 June 2018
Operators use several modes to send and receive transmissions, including Morse code, digital and voice.

— martin e. comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Ham radio operators enjoy hobby in age of cell phones and internet," 21 June 2018
Skills include program development, community outreach, customer service and communications including digital and social media.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition," 19 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of digital

Latin digitalis

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 3

See Words from the same year

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

DIGITAL Defined for English Language Learners

digital

adjective

Definition of digital for English Language Learners

: showing the time with numbers instead of with hour and minute hands
: of or relating to information that is stored in the form of the numbers 0 and 1
: using or characterized by computer technology