Meaning & use

digital

adjective·Everyday

Relating to technology that records, stores, or processes information as discrete numerical data, especially electronically.

See it in a sentence

The library replaced its paper catalog with a digital database years ago.

She prefers reading digital books on her tablet rather than printed copies.

A note on using this word

"Digital" contrasts with "analog," which represents information as continuously varying signals rather than discrete numbers.

Words with a similar meaning

electroniccomputerized

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Words with an opposite meaning

analog

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