digital computer

noun

: a computer that operates with numbers expressed directly as digits compare analog computer, hybrid computer

Examples of digital computer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The approach also introduces a computer architecture inspired by today’s digital computers that separates processing and memory. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

By comparison, digital computers’ silicon substrates seem alien and unrelatable. — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026

By the 1960s, digital computers had largely replaced their analog counterparts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first large-scale, general-purpose, programmable electronic digital computer, helped shape our world. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digital computer

• commuter
• polluter
• recruiter
• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor

Kids Definition

digital computer

noun

: a computer that operates with numbers expressed as digits (as in the binary system) compare analog computer