one of the symbols representing a number from 0 to 9, such as 5.
The secret code is a four-digit number.
Each digit in the number 123 represents a place value.
✦ From Middle English, from Latin digitus (“finger, toe”), because numerals were counted on the fingers.
a finger or toe of a human or animal.
The doctor examined the injured digit on her hand.
Humans have twenty digits in total.
✦ From Latin digitus meaning 'finger' or 'toe'.
showing, storing, or sending information as numbers—especially the digits 0 and 1—by using computers or electronic devices
Maria checked the time on her new digital watch before leaving the house.
The teacher asked the students to submit a digital copy of their essays.
✦ From Latin digitus “finger, toe; number” + ‑al, because early computers encoded information in numerical digits 0 and 1.
relating to a finger or toe
The doctor tested the patient's digital nerves for sensation.
A fracture in the digital bones can make typing painful.
✦ From Latin digitus “finger, toe.” The anatomical sense dates to the 17th century.
using electronic equipment, especially computers, to store, send, or process information.
You can now read the newspaper digitally on your phone.
The store sells books both physically and digitally.
✦ From English digital + -ly (adverb-forming suffix). 'Digital' originates from Latin digitus (“finger”), referring first to numerical digits, then to electronic systems mimicking discrete finger-counting.
