Definition of Digital computer

1. Noun. A computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits.


Definition of Digital computer

1. Noun. A computing device (computer) that processes signals that change in discrete, quantized, steps; as opposed to an analog computer. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Digital Computer

digitabulism
digitain
digital
digital-analog converter
digital-to-analog converter
digital-to-analog converters
digital arteries
digital audiotape
digital camera
digital cameras
digital certificate
digital collateral artery
digital commons
digital communication
digital communications technology
digital computer
digital computers
digital converter box
digital converter boxes
digital crease
digital dilatation
digital display
digital divide
digital divides
digital flexion crease
digital footprint
digital forensics
digital fossa
digital furrow
digital good

Literary usage of Digital computer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... distorted altogether, if determined by a system of thermally insulated 'current lines." INVESTIGATION WITH THE HELP OF AN ELECTRONIC digital computer OF ..."

2. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"The adapter performed as an input-output unit in conjunction with the digital computer, interfacing with nearly all units of the ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The results would usually be read directly into a digital computer for sorting and processing. procedure. In more recent years intensities have been ..."

4. Earth Data and New Weapons by Jay L. Larson (1994)
"But advancements in digital computer technology really made the cruise missile possible. The new digital technology allowed the missile to store data about ..."

5. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"When the digital computer was invented, none of those who made it a reality ... The visionary dimension of the digital computer is not in the technology, ..."

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