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dig·i·tal
(dĭj′ĭ-tl)adj.
1.
a. Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.
b. Operated or done with the fingers: a digital switch.
c. Having digits.
2. Expressed in discrete numerical form, especially for use by a computer or other electronic device: digital information.
3. Electronics
a. Relating to or being a device that can generate, record, process, receive, transmit, or display information that is represented in discrete numerical form.
b. Relating to or being a service that provides information expressed in discrete numerical form: We subscribe to digital cable.
4. Relating to or being a profession or activity that is performed using digital devices: a digital librarian; digital photography.
5. Using or giving a reading in digits: a digital clock.
6. Characterized by widespread use of computers: living in the digital age.
n.
A key played with the finger, as on a piano.
dig′i·tal·ly adv.
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digital
(ˈdɪdʒɪtəl)adj
1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
2. (Mathematics) of, relating to, resembling, or possessing a digit or digits
3. performed with the fingers
4. (Computer Science) representing data as a series of numerical values
5. (Communications & Information) displaying information as numbers rather than by a pointer moving over a dial: a digital voltmeter; digital read-out.
6. (Electronics) electronics responding to discrete values of input voltage and producing discrete output voltage levels, as in a logic circuit: digital circuit.
7. (Anatomy) a less common word for digitate
8. (Botany) a less common word for digitate
n
(Instruments) music one of the keys on the manuals of an organ or on a piano, harpsichord, etc
ˈdigitally adv
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dig•it•al
(ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a digit or finger.
2. manipulated with a finger: a digital switch.
3. having digits or digitlike parts.
4. of, pertaining to, or using data in the form of numerical digits: a digital recording.
5. displaying a readout in numerical digits rather than by a pointer or hands on a dial: a digital clock.
6. Computers. involving or using numerical digits expressed in a scale of notation to represent discretely all variables occurring in a problem.
7. of, pertaining to, or using numerical calculations.
8. available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer.
n. 9. one of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.
10. a digital device, as a clock or watch.
[1400–50; < Latin]
dig′it•al•ly, adv.
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dig·i·tal
(dĭj′ĭ-tl)1. Anatomy Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger.
2. Expressed in numerical form, especially for use by a computer: converted the image to a digital form.
3. Computer Science Relating to a device that can read, write, or store information represented in numerical form: a digital computer.
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| Adj. | 1. | digital - displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout" |
| 2. | digital - relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination" | |
| 3. | 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 |
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Translations
رَقْميرَقْمِيّ
číslicovýdigitální
digital
digitaalinennumeerinen
digitalni
digitális
stafrænn
デジタルデジタルの
디지털 방식의
digitalen
digital
ซึ่งส่งรับข้อมูลโดยใช้ตัวเลข
kỹ thuật số
数字的数码
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
digital
[ˈdɪdʒɪtəl] adj [broadcasting, technology] → digital(e); [watch, clock] → à affichage numérique, à affichage digitaldigital audio tape n → cassette f audionumériquedigital camera n → appareil m photo numériquedigital compact cassette n → cassette f numériqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
digital
adj
clock, computer → Digital-; digital display → Digitalanzeige f; digital technology → Digitaltechnik f
(Anat) → Finger-
n (of piano, organ) → Taste f
digital
:digital audio tape
n → DAT-Band nt
digital cable
n (TV) → Digitalkabel nt
digital camera
n → digitale Kamera, Digitalkamera f
digital
:digital projector
n → Beamer m
digital recording
n → Digitalaufnahme f
digital video recorder
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
digit
(ˈdidʒit) noun1. any of the figures 0 to 9. 105 is a number with three digits.
2. a finger or toe.
ˈdigital adjective (of a omputer etc) using the numbers 0–9.
digital clock/watch a clock or watch which shows the time in numbers instead of on a dial.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
digital
→ رَقْمِيّ digitální digital digital ψηφιακός digital digitaalinen numérique digitalni digitale デジタルの 디지털 방식의 digitaal digital cyfrowy digital цифровой digital ซึ่งส่งรับข้อมูลโดยใช้ตัวเลข dijital kỹ thuật số 数字的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dig·i·tal
a. digital, rel. a los dedos.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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digital
adj digitalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.