digital
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin digitālis, from digitus (“‘finger, toe’”) + -alis '-al'
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdɪʤətl/, SAMPA: /"dIdZ@tl/
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[edit] Adjective
digital (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
- Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
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- digital computer, digital clock
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- Of or relating to computers or the Computer Age.
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[edit] Translations
having to do or performed with a finger
representing discrete values
of or relating to computers
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[edit] French
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| Singular | Plural | |
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| Masculine | digital IPA: /di.ʒi.tal/ |
digitaux IPA: /di.ʒi.tɔ/ |
| Feminine | digitale IPA: /di.ʒi.tal/ |
digitales IPA: /di.ʒi.tal/ |
digital m. (f. digitale, m. plural digitaux, f. plural digitales)
- of or pertaining to fingers or toes
- digital
[edit] Usage notes
digital is occasionally used in French to describe display devices such as TV screens. Its use for other purposes is often criticised, because this use derives from English, and because digital more commonly has the first meaning above.
[edit] German
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digital (not comparable)
[edit] Portuguese
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digital m. and f. (plural digitais)
- digital; having to do with the fingers or toes
- dealing with discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values
- dealing with the display of numerical values
[edit] Spanish
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digital m. and f. (plural digitales)
