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DIGITAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
Example:
digital computer
Classified under:
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Antonym:
analogue (of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or performed with the fingers
Example:
digital examination
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
digit (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
Derivation:
digit (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Displaying numbers rather than scale positions
Example:
digital readout
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
digit (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Context examples:
Oral-facial-digital syndrome 1 protein (1012 aa, ~117 kDa) is encoded by the human OFD1 gene.
(Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome 1 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the number of data fields, pixels or data points assigned to each linear dimension in a digital image.
(Image Acquisition Matrix Size, NCI Thesaurus)
A collection of a patient’s medical information in a digital (electronic) form that can be viewed on a computer and easily shared by people taking care of the patient.
(Electronic medical record, NCI Dictionary)
Manifestations of the syndrome include craniofacial, digital, and skeletal malformations.
(Fetal Methotrexate Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of diaphragmatic defects, distinctive facial features (hypertelorism, low-set ears, flat nasal bridge, and micrognathia), distal digital hypoplasia, lung hypoplasia, and brain, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular malformations.
(Fryns Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
An electronic device or component capable of converting digital signals to and from analog form.
(Codec, NCI Thesaurus)
A single digital file in the Electronic Content material.
(Content Item, NCI Thesaurus)
A digital reconstruction of the fossil that facilitated its analysis was initiated at Penn State University.
(3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry, National Science Foundation)
The reports noted the malicious devices included internet-connected devices — not only servers and desktops, but also webcams, digital video recorders, routers — referred to as the Internet of Things.
(Distributed malware attacks Dyn DNS, takes down websites in US, Wikinews)
The same circular pattern also showed up in ArcticDEM, a high-resolution digital elevation model of the entire Arctic derived from commercial satellite imagery.
(NASA Finds Possible Second Impact Crater Under Greenland Ice, NASA)
