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digital computer
noun
: a computer that operates with numbers expressed directly as digits compare analog computer, hybrid computer
Examples of digital computer in a Sentence
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The combined resources of the most intelligent humans and the most powerful digital computers that could ever be built don’t even come close.
—Denis Mandich, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Millions of transistors are now integrated into a chip to create logical circuits, which is the basis of today's digital computers.
—Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Modern pharmaceuticals, microelectronics, digital computers, jet aircraft, satellites, GPS, the Internet, and much more resulted from this investment.
—Jonathan Gruber, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2019
Despite the brain’s complexity, many scientists have essentially treated it as a primitive digital computer.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
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“Digital computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital%20computer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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digital computer
noun
: a computer that operates with numbers expressed as digits (as in the binary system) compare analog computer
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