Meaning & use
digital
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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