Technology / B1

DIJ-itl/ˈdɪdʒɪtl/

Digital means using computer technology, or showing information as numbers: digital photos; a digital clock; the digital age. Analogue (UK spelling) is the older pair: an analogue watch with hands. Electronic is wider (any device using electricity and circuits). Digitally is the adverb. Digit is a number from 0 to 9. Print / paper is the everyday opposite in offices.

Meaning

Using computer technology, or showing information as numbers.

Examples

• “Most people now take digital photos.”
• “Please send a digital copy of the form.”
• “Digital maps are easier to update than paper ones.”

Good to know

digital photo / copy / age. Opposite of paper: print. UK pair: analogue. Adverb: digitally.

Near in meaning

electronic

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