DIGITAL - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

displaying numbers rather than scale positions

Example: digital clock; digital readout

Part of speech: Adjective

relating to or performed with the fingers

Example: digital examination

Part of speech: Adjective

of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits

Example: digital computer

The word "digital" was borrowed from Latin digitālis.

digitalis – A related word in the same word family.

Roman military conquests permanently planted Latin vocabulary across three continents.