| 单词 | digital |
| 释义 | digital (once / 486 pages) adj While digital refers to something that can be manipulated by the fingers (called "digits"), it also is a type of electronic signal that uses a binary code (a system using numbers, or "digits") to transmit information. The Latin digitus means "finger or toe," so it makes sense that by adding the suffix -al, which means "being like," we get the adjective digital, "fingerlike." The idea of the word referring to numerals began around 1938, soon becoming vital in computers. It's easy to imagine the connection between fingers and numbers, as the first mathematical "calculators" were probably fingers and toes. Digital recording appeared in 1960 to challenge analog, soon becoming the broadcasting standard for clearer signals. WORD FAMILYdigital: digitalise, digitalize, digitally+/digit: digital, digitise, digitize, digits/digitalise: digitalisation/digitalize: digitalization, digitalized/digitise: digitisation, digitised, digitiser, digitising/digitize: digitization, digitized, digitizer, digitizes, digitizing USAGE EXAMPLESSome fans prefer the "warmth" of the sound compared with digital files, while others buy LPs as souvenirs and works of art. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Another approach is “data localisation” requirements, which mandate that certain types of digital information must be stored locally or remain in the country. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) When traditional companies acquired small technology companies, they typically would place them in a “digital division” separate from the rest of the company. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj relating to or performed with the fingers digital examination 2adj displaying numbers rather than scale positions digital clock digital readout 3adj of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits digital computer Ant analog, analogue, linear of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input |
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