Digital

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtəɫ

Origin

From Latin digitālis, from digitus ("finger, toe") + -alis ("-al").

Full definition of digital

Adjective

1. Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
2. Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
• 2013, Catherine Clabby, Focus on Everything, Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus....A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.
3. digital computer;  digital clock
4. Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.a digital radio station

Antonyms

• nondigital
• undigital
• (representing discrete values) analog, analogue

Derived terms

• digital computer
• digitalize, digitalization
• digital meter
• digital storage

Related terms

• digitalis
• digitate
• digitigrade
• digitality

Noun

1. (finance) A digital option.----