digi-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: digital adj.

Etymology: Shortened < digital adj.

1. Forming nouns denoting a digital device, system, etc. See also digibox n., digicam n.

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1960 Instrument Pract. 14 1312/1 The Digilog information system of Bailey Meters and Controls Ltd. sequentially selects analogue signals, measures them and then converts them to digital form, suitable for printing on to a log sheet.

1967 Brain 90 315 A Digitimer..was used to trigger the stimulator and to produce a time scale.

1976 Pract. Electronics Oct. 819/2 The power for Digiscope comes from external supplies, and this is connected via a four-core cable terminated in a seven-pin DIN plug.

1982 A. Burgess End of World News 291 Their portable alarm digiklok..woke them at six.

1990 G. Gilder Life after Television (1992) v. 121 GI paid the required fee of $175,000 and filed for tests of an all digital system, called Digicipher.

2000 R. Topping Kevin & Perry go Large xiii. 120 He pulled out a swanky looking digi-camera.

2010 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 8 May 23 People can also apply for properties by text, telephone and via the council's digi-tv system.

2. Forming nouns denoting a product, process, person, etc., relating to or characterized by the use of digital technology. Also forming corresponding adjectives.

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1986 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. f3/3 Market research will be required to choose the proper emphasis of the new name: the glories of the American political system (Liberty Beetle); its high-tech construction (Digi-Bug)..[etc.].

1993 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 14 Feb. d2 Two small ‘digi-zines’, Cyber Rag and Electronic Hollywood, are now available only via computer network.

1998 Yahoo! Apr. 21/1 I'm not as much of a digiqueen as people would think.

2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 6 Apr. 18 Victorian artist Margie Medlin is about to show London digiart buffs her future vision for Melbourne as part of the Orbital show by Melbourne-based Experimenta Media Arts.

2006 Observer 8 Jan. (Review section) 22/1 A Dab radio: the one digi-age Christmas present even grandparents can get to grips with.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Oct. a4/3 Readers..have had a mixed response to what the publisher is marketing as a ‘digi-novel’.

3. Prefixed to the names of styles of popular music (as digi-dub, digi-funk, digirock, etc.) to form nouns denoting music incorporating sounds generated or modified digitally. Cf. digital adj. 2f.

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1993 Billboard 25 Sept. 34/2 Progressive house, a British amalgamation of the funkiness of New York house and the steelier edges of European techno, is giving way to a more fund-based style, already christened digi-funk.

1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash vi. 170 The immediate effect of The Orb's success was to spawn a plague of ambient dub, aka digi-dub.

1999 M. Silcott Rave Amer. ii. 48 Hi-NRG music, a flashy, trashy, digi-disco—which began somewhere around Patrick Cowley's 1970s productions for Sylvester.

2004 Knowledge Apr. 94/1 The main DJ is Ruby Quince, he played a real mix of stuff—not just dancehall, but also soca, digi-dub and well-hard ragga.

2008 Chicago Tribune 21 Feb. (Midwest Final ed.) ii. 5/4 Need a good thrashing around, indie dance fiends? This electro-clash-rock duo and their raucous live show will provide the digirock by which to do it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	digi-
释义	digi-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: digital adj. Etymology: Shortened < digital adj. 1. Forming nouns denoting a digital device, system, etc. See also digibox n., digicam n. ΚΠ 1960 Instrument Pract. 14 1312/1 The Digilog information system of Bailey Meters and Controls Ltd. sequentially selects analogue signals, measures them and then converts them to digital form, suitable for printing on to a log sheet. 1967 Brain 90 315 A Digitimer..was used to trigger the stimulator and to produce a time scale. 1976 Pract. Electronics Oct. 819/2 The power for Digiscope comes from external supplies, and this is connected via a four-core cable terminated in a seven-pin DIN plug. 1982 A. Burgess End of World News 291 Their portable alarm digiklok..woke them at six. 1990 G. Gilder Life after Television (1992) v. 121 GI paid the required fee of $175,000 and filed for tests of an all digital system, called Digicipher. 2000 R. Topping Kevin & Perry go Large xiii. 120 He pulled out a swanky looking digi-camera. 2010 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 8 May 23 People can also apply for properties by text, telephone and via the council's digi-tv system. 2. Forming nouns denoting a product, process, person, etc., relating to or characterized by the use of digital technology. Also forming corresponding adjectives. ΚΠ 1986 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. f3/3 Market research will be required to choose the proper emphasis of the new name: the glories of the American political system (Liberty Beetle); its high-tech construction (Digi-Bug)..[etc.]. 1993 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 14 Feb. d2 Two small ‘digi-zines’, Cyber Rag and Electronic Hollywood, are now available only via computer network. 1998 Yahoo! Apr. 21/1 I'm not as much of a digiqueen as people would think. 2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 6 Apr. 18 Victorian artist Margie Medlin is about to show London digiart buffs her future vision for Melbourne as part of the Orbital show by Melbourne-based Experimenta Media Arts. 2006 Observer 8 Jan. (Review section) 22/1 A Dab radio: the one digi-age Christmas present even grandparents can get to grips with. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Oct. a4/3 Readers..have had a mixed response to what the publisher is marketing as a ‘digi-novel’. 3. Prefixed to the names of styles of popular music (as digi-dub, digi-funk, digirock, etc.) to form nouns denoting music incorporating sounds generated or modified digitally. Cf. digital adj. 2f. ΚΠ 1993 Billboard 25 Sept. 34/2 Progressive house, a British amalgamation of the funkiness of New York house and the steelier edges of European techno, is giving way to a more fund-based style, already christened digi-funk. 1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash vi. 170 The immediate effect of The Orb's success was to spawn a plague of ambient dub, aka digi-dub. 1999 M. Silcott Rave Amer. ii. 48 Hi-NRG music, a flashy, trashy, digi-disco—which began somewhere around Patrick Cowley's 1970s productions for Sylvester. 2004 Knowledge Apr. 94/1 The main DJ is Ruby Quince, he played a real mix of stuff—not just dancehall, but also soca, digi-dub and well-hard ragga. 2008 Chicago Tribune 21 Feb. (Midwest Final ed.) ii. 5/4 Need a good thrashing around, indie dance fiends? This electro-clash-rock duo and their raucous live show will provide the digirock by which to do it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < comb. form1960
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