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单词 post-digital
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post-digitaladj.

Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈdɪdʒᵻtl/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈdɪdʒᵻdl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, digital adj.
Etymology: < post- prefix + digital adj. Compare earlier predigital adj.
1. Zoology. Situated behind the digits; spec. designating a scent gland behind the digits of the forefoot in the Indian rhinoceros. Obsolete. rare.
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1883 W. H. Flower in Encycl. Brit. XV. 349/1 The post-digital gland of the Rhinoceros.
2. Of, designating, or characteristic of the period following the rise of digital technology.
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1982 F. R. Pettit Post-Digital Electronics 50 In post-digital electronics..we shall often design systems to operate in high-order spacial modes.
1991 Gazette (Montreal) 31 Aug. b4/4 The airport, of course, with its spanking-new, all-glass twin terminals runs like post-digital clockwork.
1993 Down Beat (Electronic ed.) Mar. 46 Traipsing along the boundary between intuitive native musical impressions and post-digital conjurings, Roach and Rich..demonstrate some evocative possibilities.
2005 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 2 Jan. Can craft-based art forms survive in the post-digital world?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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