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Definition of digital in English: digitaladjective ˈdɪdʒɪt(ə)lˈdɪdʒɪdl 1(of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization. Often contrasted with analogue Example sentencesExamples - A digital sound system will provide a thrilling accompaniment to the show.
- The acronyms represent some of the common file formats of digital music found on the Internet.
- I do not think for one minute that my taking this action will have any effect on our digital signal strength.
- His fascination with radio lead him to try to find a technical solution to transmitting digital information using microwaves.
- Boxes are required to translate the digital binary code back to analog signals for viewing.
- We are also focusing on linking the mobile handset to control digital appliances in the home.
- Standard batteries can power digital cellphones for several hours of transmission or days of standby operation.
- Students are to gather digital information with cameras and laptops on visits to waste management sites in the district.
- It can play current digital video cassette tapes for format compatibility with older models.
- Everyone knows the future of music is away from physical media and into digital.
- Most Australians, if they want to invest in the hardware, can pick up a digital signal.
- In the flood of digital information there are real reasons for what may be described as an increase in capacity and a decrease in content.
- This is the problem I have with most personal digital assistants and cell phones that do video.
- Cellphones and personal digital assistants contain hazardous materials too.
- The digital signal is converted back to an analog one when it reaches its destination.
- We then picked out a new digital cordless, with an extra handset, and paid just £25 for it.
- The receiving modem translates the analog signals back to digital form.
- A digital signal would not occupy too much space, so this could in fact be pretty good.
- Value has no digital output, but it has two pairs of analog channels.
- The company will begin shipping the digital signal processor by the middle of next year, she said.
- 1.1 Relating to, using, or storing data or information in the form of digital signals.
- 1.2 Involving or relating to the use of computer technology.
Example sentencesExamples - This, it could be argued, is a good example of how the internet and digital world is educating all of us.
- There is renewed optimism about the potential of the Internet and digital technologies.
- Sport will change along with this and will be modified by the introduction of digital technology and the Internet.
- The media establishment is still having trouble coming to terms with the digital revolution.
- The second aspect is the nature of digital technology and the Internet.
- On top of this, this whole situation elevates the issue of computer security and thus Internet technology and the digital world.
- He said that there had been a proliferation, matching the speed of the digital revolution, of conflict in the virtual space.
- Many of our everyday practices involve the appropriation of digital technologies.
- Talking to accountants and money-hungry businessmen every day has taken the edge off the digital revolution.
- While the book long bound these together, digital technologies are picking at the seams.
- They eagerly welcome new opportunities that are provided by digital technology and the internet.
- With technologies merging and the digital revolution moving in, a closer look at movie-making seems timely.
- Readers have remarked before how some digital technology mavens merely acquire, and never seem to listen to what they hoard.
2(of a clock or watch) showing the time by means of displayed digits rather than hands or a pointer. Example sentencesExamples - After that was done, I glanced at the digital clock on the microwave and headed up for a quick shower.
- Before the digital stopwatch, when you timed something, you had to do it on a wacky round device that ticked and was just as hard to read as a wall clock.
- She glanced at the small digital clock readout on her wrist before getting back to her feet.
- However, it turned out that digital watches needed two hands as well - one to wear them on and one to press the button to find out what the time was.
- After shooting a glance at the digital clock on her nightstand she saw that her friend was indeed right.
- Is it coincidence that our generation is infatuated with digital watches and clocks?
- I watch the minutes change on the digital clock on the nightstand next to my side of the bed.
- The digital clock near my bedside read ten o'clock, ushering in my time to leave for school.
- My eyes were glued to the digital clock in the family room.
- I glanced at my digital clock radio on my nightstand and decided I had a little over five hours to get ready before we had to leave.
- A five-hundred piece jigsaw puzzle and a digital clock radio are good finds for a dollar store.
- I sink down in my seat, and watch the digital clock on the dashboard count away.
- Friday night came and in the absence of a digital watch I synchronised my mobile phone clock.
- I see it as folks who prefer digital watches, and don't find anything else to their liking.
- A text that described how to set a digital clock was used as a practice text.
- He checked his watch and blinked twice when the green digital clock told him it was half past eleven.
- At that moment the TV clock appeared on the screen once more, corrected, but not exactly in accord with the digital clock.
- They were betting on the temperature displayed on a digital clock across Liberty Street.
- I wouldn't have a digital clock in the house and I have never owned a digital watch.
- Hell, when compared to clam digging, watching the numbers change on a digital clock is fun.
3Relating to a finger or fingers. Example sentencesExamples - Avoid digital exams if possible unless patient is in labor and delivery is inevitable.
- The leg is mottled and digital gangrene is common, but pedal pulses are usually palpable.
- A digital rectal exam should be performed to determine the presence of a distal lesion.
- Biopsy rates reflect the intensity of screening with digital rectal examinations as well as prostate specific antigen.
- In a truly thorough palpation, you should do a digital examination in both positions.
- Fifteen percent of colorectal cancers can be detected by digital rectal examination.
- The saphenous sometimes provides the medial dorsal digital nerve to the great toe.
- Assessment should include anoscopy and a digital examination in the left lateral position.
- But it can be recognised early by periodic blood tests and digital rectal examinations.
- Enlargement of the prostate can be diagnosed by the symptoms and digital rectal examination.
- The difficulty with digital examination of the cervix is the lack of consistency between examinations and examiners.
- In males, the prostate should be palpated in addition to digital assessment of the anal canal.
Origin Late 15th century: from Latin digitalis, from digitus 'finger, toe'. Definition of digital in US English: digitaladjectiveˈdijidlˈdɪdʒɪdl 1(of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization. Often contrasted with analog Example sentencesExamples - Boxes are required to translate the digital binary code back to analog signals for viewing.
- Students are to gather digital information with cameras and laptops on visits to waste management sites in the district.
- Cellphones and personal digital assistants contain hazardous materials too.
- It can play current digital video cassette tapes for format compatibility with older models.
- The receiving modem translates the analog signals back to digital form.
- Most Australians, if they want to invest in the hardware, can pick up a digital signal.
- We are also focusing on linking the mobile handset to control digital appliances in the home.
- Everyone knows the future of music is away from physical media and into digital.
- The digital signal is converted back to an analog one when it reaches its destination.
- His fascination with radio lead him to try to find a technical solution to transmitting digital information using microwaves.
- In the flood of digital information there are real reasons for what may be described as an increase in capacity and a decrease in content.
- The acronyms represent some of the common file formats of digital music found on the Internet.
- Value has no digital output, but it has two pairs of analog channels.
- A digital signal would not occupy too much space, so this could in fact be pretty good.
- We then picked out a new digital cordless, with an extra handset, and paid just £25 for it.
- A digital sound system will provide a thrilling accompaniment to the show.
- Standard batteries can power digital cellphones for several hours of transmission or days of standby operation.
- I do not think for one minute that my taking this action will have any effect on our digital signal strength.
- This is the problem I have with most personal digital assistants and cell phones that do video.
- The company will begin shipping the digital signal processor by the middle of next year, she said.
- 1.1 Relating to, using, or storing data or information in the form of digital signals.
- 1.2 Involving or relating to the use of computer technology.
Example sentencesExamples - There is renewed optimism about the potential of the Internet and digital technologies.
- This, it could be argued, is a good example of how the internet and digital world is educating all of us.
- On top of this, this whole situation elevates the issue of computer security and thus Internet technology and the digital world.
- They eagerly welcome new opportunities that are provided by digital technology and the internet.
- Sport will change along with this and will be modified by the introduction of digital technology and the Internet.
- Readers have remarked before how some digital technology mavens merely acquire, and never seem to listen to what they hoard.
- With technologies merging and the digital revolution moving in, a closer look at movie-making seems timely.
- He said that there had been a proliferation, matching the speed of the digital revolution, of conflict in the virtual space.
- The second aspect is the nature of digital technology and the Internet.
- While the book long bound these together, digital technologies are picking at the seams.
- Many of our everyday practices involve the appropriation of digital technologies.
- Talking to accountants and money-hungry businessmen every day has taken the edge off the digital revolution.
- The media establishment is still having trouble coming to terms with the digital revolution.
2(of a clock or watch) showing the time by means of displayed digits rather than hands or a pointer. Example sentencesExamples - I sink down in my seat, and watch the digital clock on the dashboard count away.
- The digital clock near my bedside read ten o'clock, ushering in my time to leave for school.
- He checked his watch and blinked twice when the green digital clock told him it was half past eleven.
- Hell, when compared to clam digging, watching the numbers change on a digital clock is fun.
- Friday night came and in the absence of a digital watch I synchronised my mobile phone clock.
- I see it as folks who prefer digital watches, and don't find anything else to their liking.
- After that was done, I glanced at the digital clock on the microwave and headed up for a quick shower.
- I glanced at my digital clock radio on my nightstand and decided I had a little over five hours to get ready before we had to leave.
- At that moment the TV clock appeared on the screen once more, corrected, but not exactly in accord with the digital clock.
- I watch the minutes change on the digital clock on the nightstand next to my side of the bed.
- She glanced at the small digital clock readout on her wrist before getting back to her feet.
- After shooting a glance at the digital clock on her nightstand she saw that her friend was indeed right.
- Is it coincidence that our generation is infatuated with digital watches and clocks?
- However, it turned out that digital watches needed two hands as well - one to wear them on and one to press the button to find out what the time was.
- I wouldn't have a digital clock in the house and I have never owned a digital watch.
- A five-hundred piece jigsaw puzzle and a digital clock radio are good finds for a dollar store.
- They were betting on the temperature displayed on a digital clock across Liberty Street.
- My eyes were glued to the digital clock in the family room.
- Before the digital stopwatch, when you timed something, you had to do it on a wacky round device that ticked and was just as hard to read as a wall clock.
- A text that described how to set a digital clock was used as a practice text.
3Relating to a finger or fingers. Example sentencesExamples - The leg is mottled and digital gangrene is common, but pedal pulses are usually palpable.
- Assessment should include anoscopy and a digital examination in the left lateral position.
- The saphenous sometimes provides the medial dorsal digital nerve to the great toe.
- Biopsy rates reflect the intensity of screening with digital rectal examinations as well as prostate specific antigen.
- But it can be recognised early by periodic blood tests and digital rectal examinations.
- Fifteen percent of colorectal cancers can be detected by digital rectal examination.
- In a truly thorough palpation, you should do a digital examination in both positions.
- Avoid digital exams if possible unless patient is in labor and delivery is inevitable.
- Enlargement of the prostate can be diagnosed by the symptoms and digital rectal examination.
- In males, the prostate should be palpated in addition to digital assessment of the anal canal.
- The difficulty with digital examination of the cervix is the lack of consistency between examinations and examiners.
- A digital rectal exam should be performed to determine the presence of a distal lesion.
Origin Late 15th century: from Latin digitalis, from digitus ‘finger, toe’. |