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digital
- /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis.
adjective
- Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger. digital palpation
- Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum. digital computer
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Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
Near-synonyms: computerized, electronic, digitized, virtual
Similar: computerized, electronic, digitized, virtual
Opposite: nondigital, undigital, analog, analogue, continuous
noun digitals
- A digital option.
- Digital equipment or technology. He moved to digital for the first time, using a Sony camera.
- Ellipsis of digital watch Initially, traditional watchmakers could not see much future in digitals.
- Ellipsis of digital art
- Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument. Beginning with the keyboard, direct attention to the grouping of the black digitals, and show that though at the outer edge of the keyboard the white digitals look as if they were all equally close neighbours, yet, […]
- A finger. […] turning round as he reached the door, he placed his digitals in close proximity to his proboscis, saying—“I guess there an't anything green about this child!' and left the Professor in utter astonishment […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fingerprint, touch, finger, din, photoshop, online, electronic, electronics, virtual, several, figures, figure, analog, point, technological, scanning
adjective
Opposite: nondigital, undigital, analog, analogue, continuous
Translations
Every language
adj having to do or performed with a finger
| Español | digital, dactilar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | डिजिटल dijiṭal |
| Português | digital |
| Français | digital |
| Deutsch | Finger-, digital |
| Italiano | digitale |
| Ελληνικά | δακτυλικός daktylikós |
| Română | digital |
| Русский | пальцево́й palʹcevój |
| العربية | إِصْبَعِيّ ʔiṣbaʕiyy |
adj representing discrete values
| Español | digital |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 디지털 dijiteol |
| 日本語 | デジタル dejitaru |
| 中文 | 數字 /数字 shùzì |
| हिन्दी | डिजिटल ḍijiṭal |
| Português | digital |
| Français | numérique, digital |
| Deutsch | digital |
| Italiano | digitale, discreto |
| Ελληνικά | ψηφιακός psifiakós |
| Română | digital |
| Русский | цифрово́й cifrovój |
| Tiếng Việt | số |
| العربية | رَقْمِيّ raqmiyy |
| עברית | דיגיטאלי digit'ali |
adj of or relating to computers
| Español | digital |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 디지털 dijiteol |
| 日本語 | デジタル dejitaru |
| 中文 | 數字 /数字 shùzì |
| हिन्दी | डिजिटल ḍijiṭal |
| Kiswahili | kidijitali |
| Português | digital |
| Français | numérique, digital |
| Deutsch | digital |
| Italiano | digitale, informatico |
| Ελληνικά | ψηφιακός psifiakós |
| Română | numeric, digital |
| Русский | цифрово́й cifrovój |
| Tiếng Việt | số |
| العربية | رَقْمِيّ raqmiyy |
| עברית | דיגיטאלי digit'ali |
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title = {digital},
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