Definition of DIGITAL

digital

Meanings

Plural: digitals

Adjective

  • displaying numbers rather than scale positions
    • "digital clock"
    • "digital readout"
  • relating to or performed with the fingers
    • "digital examination"
  • of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
    • "digital computer"

Adj

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

Noun

  • A digital option.
  • Digital equipment or technology.
  • Ellipsis of digital watch.
  • Ellipsis of digital art.
  • Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.
  • A finger.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 9

digital is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
digital is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
digital is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

digital is a valid Words With Friends word