digital computer
noun
: a computer that operates with numbers expressed directly as digits compare analog computer, hybrid computer
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Unlike digital computers that crunch information in binary, the AOC embodies computations in physical systems.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The steam engine was the progenitor of the first industrial revolution, followed by the invention of electricity and the third was the advent of digital computers.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But now that digital computers are king, why any interest in analog versions?
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
For a digital computer, time is thin, unidimensional, and abstracted away from its thermodynamic arrow.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The steam engine was the progenitor of the first industrial revolution, followed by the invention of electricity and the third was the advent of digital computers.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But now that digital computers are king, why any interest in analog versions?
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
For a digital computer, time is thin, unidimensional, and abstracted away from its thermodynamic arrow.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for digital computer
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“Digital computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital%20computer. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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