adjective
digital
DIHD-zhihtl
adjective
1
Using or storing information as discrete numerical values rather than a continuous signal, as computers do.
"She switched from a film camera to a digital one."
"The company is moving all its records to a digital format."
2
Relating to computers, the internet, or modern electronic technology generally.
"The agency runs the brand’s entire digital marketing strategy."
How to Use Digital
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnything based on computer data (as opposed to analog or physical), or generally to do with computers and the internet.
Common pairings
digital age
digital media
go digital
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Etymology
From Latin digitalis, "of the finger," from digitus — the modern computing sense comes from digits (0s and 1s) being the basic units of digital data.