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digital.

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/
  1. Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

    not-comparable
    digital palpation
    digital examination
  2. Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

    not-comparable
    digital computer
    digital clock
  3. Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

    not-comparable
    Digital payment systems are replacing cash transactions.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis.

noun/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/
  1. A digital option.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Digital equipment or technology.

    uncountable
    He moved to digital for the first time, using a Sony camera.
  3. Ellipsis of digital watch.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  4. Ellipsis of digital art.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal · uncountable
  5. Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A finger.

    colloquial · countable · humorous · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin digitālis, from digitus (“finger, toe”) + -alis (“-al”), equivalent to digit + -al. Doublet of digitalis.

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