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Is digital a Scrabble word?
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Definitions and meaning of digital
digital
Etymology
Borrowed from Latindigitālis, from digitus(“finger, toe”) + -alis(“-al”). Doublet of digitalis.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/
Adjective
digital (not comparable)
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); 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.
Antonyms
nondigital
undigital
(antonym(s) of "representing discrete values"):analog, analogue, continuous
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
→ Thai: ดิจิทัล(dí-jì-tâl)
Translations
Noun
digital (countable and uncountable, pluraldigitals)
(finance) A digital option.
(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.
He moved to digital for the first time, using a Sony camera.
Short for digital watch.
(informal, uncountable)Short for digital art.
Coordinate term:traditional
(music) Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.
c.1920?, Annie Jessy Gregg Curwen, The Teacher's Guide to Mrs. Curwen's Pianoforte Method (The Child Pianist)
Beginning with the keyboard, direct attention to the grouping of the black digitals, and show that though at the outer edge of the keyboard the white digitals look as if they were all equally close neighbours, yet, […]
(colloquial, humorous) A finger.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latindigitālis. Doublet of didal, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[di.ʒiˈtal]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[di.d͡ʒiˈtal]
Adjective
digitalm or f (masculine and feminine pluraldigitals)
digital
Derived terms
digitalitzar
digitalització
digitalment
Further reading
“digital” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“digital”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“digital” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“digital” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /diɡiˈtæˀl/
Adjective
digital (neuterdigitalt, plural and definite singular attributivedigitale)
digital(representing discrete values)
digital(of or relating to computers or the Information Age)
Inflection
References
“digital” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latindigitālis. Doublet of dé.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /di.ʒi.tal/
Homophones: digitale, digitales
Adjective
digital (femininedigitale, masculine pluraldigitaux, feminine pluraldigitales)
(relational) fingers, toes; digital
digital(not analog)
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. See also numérique.
Derived terms
empreinte digitale
Further reading
“digital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /diɡiˈtaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
digital (strong nominative masculine singulardigitaler, not comparable)
(computing) digital
(medicine) digital
Declension
Further reading
“digital” in Duden online
“digital” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchdigitaal, from Latindigitālis or Middle Frenchdigital, itself from Latin.
Pronunciation
(standard) IPA(key): [diˈɡital]
(nonstandard) IPA(key): [diˈd͡ʒital]
Hyphenation: di‧gi‧tal
Adjective
digital
digital: property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
Antonym:analog
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
“digital” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latindigitālis, from digitus(“finger, toe”) + -ālis(“-al”).
Adjective
digitalm
(Jersey) digital
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latindigitalis, via Englishdigital.
Adjective
digital (neuter singulardigitalt, definite singular and pluraldigitale)
digital
Derived terms
digitalisere
digitalkamera
References
“digital” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latindigitalis, via Englishdigital.
Adjective
digital (neuter singulardigitalt, definite singular and pluraldigitale)
digital
Derived terms
digitalisere
digitalkamera
References
“digital” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latindigitālis. Doublet of dedal, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: (Portugal)-al, (Brazil)-aw
Hyphenation: di‧gi‧tal
Adjective
digitalm or f (pluraldigitais)
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
Derived terms
digitalizar
digitalização
Noun
digitalf (pluraldigitais)
(Brazil)Ellipsis of impressão digital.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchdigital. By surface analysis, digit + -al.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /di.d͡ʒiˈtal/
Adjective
digitalm or n (feminine singulardigitală, masculine pluraldigitali, feminine and neuter pluraldigitale)
digital(having to do with fingers or toes)
digital(dealing with discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values)
Declension
Related terms
digitaliza
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latindigitālis. Doublet of dedal, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dixiˈtal/[d̪i.xiˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: di‧gi‧tal
Adjective
digitalm or f (masculine and feminine pluraldigitales)
digital; having to do with the fingers or toes
digital; dealing with discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values
digital; dealing with the display of numerical values
Derived terms
Noun
digitalf (pluraldigitales)
foxglove (plant, flower)
Further reading
“digital”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From Latindigitālis, via Englishdigital.
Adjective
digital (not comparable)
digital; in (or using) digital (and electronic) form
Usage notes
Circa 2010, the word took on a wider definition, meaning electronic, modern, or binary (having only two values); digitalisering(“digitization”) started to being used not only of signals, information and documents (e.g. digitizing books or patient's journals), but also about enterprises, as a synonym to automation, computerization (e.g. digitizing libraries and hospitals).