digital

English

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtəɫ/

adj
Definitions
  • Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
  • Property of representing values as discrete, usually binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
  • Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin digitālis (digital, of the fingers).

Origin

Latin

digitālis

Gloss

digital, of the fingers

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