Definition of digital Digital

/dɪˈʤʌtʌl/ - [dijutul] - dig•it•al

We found 12 definitions of digital from 6 different sources.

What does digital mean?

Adjective
digital - of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer"
		electronics the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
digital - relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination"
digital - displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout"

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digital (Adjective)
Having to do with digits fingers or toes; performed with a finger.
digital (Adjective)
Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
digital (Adjective)
Of or relating to computers or the Information Age .

digital (a.)
Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.

digital
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
digital
Of or relating to computers or the Computer Age.
digital
Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

A digital system is a system that stores data in a discrete way. The opposite is an analogue system, which stores the data in a continuous way. Usually, digital systems store the information in a binary way; it means, every bit of information can not have a value other than "zero" (off) or "one" (on). Larger amounts of data are stored as a string of these bits, which means a set of 0s and 1s together make a meaning to the system.

The word "digital" is most commonly used in computing and electronics.