WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dig•it•al /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of, relating to, or resembling a digit or finger.
- performed or manipulated with a finger:a digital switch.
- Computingof, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits:a digital recording.
- Weights and Measuresdisplaying a readout in numerical digits:a digital clock.Compare analog.
dig•it•al
(dij′i tl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
dig′it•al•ly, adv.
digital, +adj.
- of or pertaining to a digit or finger.
- resembling a digit or finger.
- manipulated with a finger or the fingertips:a digital switch.
- Weights and Measuresdisplaying a readout in digital form:a digital speedometer.
- having digits or digitlike parts.
- Computingof, pertaining to, or using data in the form of numerical digits.
- Computinginvolving or using numerical digits expressed in a scale of notation to represent discretely all variables occurring in a problem.
- Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or using numerical calculations.
- available in electronic form;
readable and manipulable by computer.
n.
- Computing, Music and Danceone of the keys or finger levers of keyboard instruments.
- Latin digitālis, equivalent. to digit(us) (see digit) + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
digital, +adj.
- available in electronic form;
readable and manipulable by computer.
'digitally' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
digital audio tape
- faceprint
- video
- compact disk
- digital audiotape
- midi
- sample
- sampler
- sequencer