English

Etymology
From Latin digitalis, from digitus, finger or toe

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dɪʤ�tl/, SAMPA|/"dIdZ@tl/
audio|en-us-digital.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
digital notcomp

1. Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
2. Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

#:* digital computer, digital clock

1. Of or relating to computers or the Computer Age.

Antonyms
undigital
(representing discrete values): analog

Translations
trans-top|having to do or performed with a finger
Finnish: sormi-
German: #German|digital italbrac|medicine
trans-mid
Italian: digitale
Portuguese: #Portuguese|digital m and f
trans-bottom

trans-top|representing discrete values
Czech: �íslicový m, digitální m
Finnish: digitaalinen, numeerinen
German: #German|digital
Hebrew: �������� (digit'ali)
Italian: digitale, discreto
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (dejitaru)
Portuguese: #Portuguese|digital m and f
Russian: �и��овой (cifrovój)
trans-bottom

trans-top|of or relating to computers
Finnish: tietokone-, digitaalinen
German: #German|digital
Italian: digitale, informatico
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (dejitaru)
Portuguese: #Portuguese|digital m and f
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: digitaal
ttbc|French: numérique, digital (see usage note there)
ttbc|Hungarian: digitális
ttbc|Indonesian: digital
ttbc|Interlingua: digital
ttbc|Korean: ���
ttbc|Chinese: ���
ttbc|Polish: cyfrowy m (2)
ttbc|Spanish: #Spanish|digital m and f
ttbc|Swedish: digital

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/di.�i.tal/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /di.Zi.tal/

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smdigital|sfdigitale|pmdigitaux|pfdigitales|smpdi.�i.tal|sfpdi.�i.tal|pmpdi.�i.t�|pfpdi.�i.tal
digital

1. of or pertaining to fingers or toes
2. digital

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.

German

Adjective
de-adj|-

1. computing|lang=de #English|digital
2. medicine|lang=de #English|digital

Portuguese

Adjective
pt-adj|femininedigital|masculine pluraldigitais|feminine plural=digitais

1. #English|digital; having to do with the fingers or toes
2. dealing with discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values
3. dealing with the display of numerical values

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|femininedigital|masculine pluraldigitales|feminine plural=digitales

1. #English|digital; having to do with the fingers or toes
2. dealing with discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values
3. dealing with the display of numerical values

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