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digital

dig·i·tal [ díjjit'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. representing data as numbers: processing, storing, transmitting, representing, or displaying data in the form of numerical digits, as in a digital computer

2. representing sound/light waves as numbers: representing a varying physical quantity such as sound or light waves by means of discrete signals interpreted as numbers, usually in the binary system, as in a digital recording or digital television

3. economics of e-commerce: relating to, used in, or characterized by e-commerce

4. like finger: like a finger or toe

5. done with fingers: using or operated by a finger or fingers

[15th century. < Latin digitalis< digitus "finger, toe"]

dig·i·tal·ly adverb
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