digital

Everyday

1. Using electronic signals and computers to store, send or show information as numbers (ones and zeros): «digital camera», «digital TV». tree →
2. Showing information as numbers on a screen rather than with hands or a pointer: «a digital clock». tree →
3. (formal, maths) To do with digits, the numbers 0 to 9. tree →
4. (medical) To do with the fingers or toes. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and computing lessons, digital means online, electronic, screen-based: digital photos, digital learning, «digital footprint» (the trail of information you leave online). In maths, children read «digital time» like 07:45 and compare it to analogue clocks. In safety lessons «digital safety» means staying safe online. Phrases: «digital clock», «digital camera», «digital footprint», «go digital», «digital world».

Examples

• I can read the time on a digital clock. tree →
• We took digital photos on the trip. tree →
• Your digital footprint is everything you post online. tree →
• The library has digital books you can borrow. tree →
• A digital thermometer shows the temperature in numbers. tree →
• Our class learned about digital safety. tree →
• The shop went digital and now sells online. tree →

Note

Opposite of «analogue» (US «analog»). In maths, a digital clock may use 24-hour time: 15:30 means 3:30 in the afternoon. The adverb is «digitally». Related noun: «digit», one of 0–9.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and computing lessons, digital means online, electronic, screen-based: digital photos, digital learning, «digital footprint» (the trail of information you leave online). In maths, children read «digital time» like 07:45 and compare it to analogue clocks. In safety lessons «digital safety» means staying safe online. Phrases: «digital clock», «digital camera», «digital footprint», «go digital», «digital world».

Examples

• Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Opposite of «analogue» (US «analog»). In maths, a digital clock may use 24-hour time: 15:30 means 3:30 in the afternoon. The adverb is «digitally». Related noun: «digit», one of 0–9.