digital technology

American

[dij-i-tl tek-nol-uh-jee] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

plural

digital technologies

the branch of scientific or engineering knowledge that deals with the creation and practical use of digital or computerized devices, methods, systems, etc..

advances in digital technology.
a digital device, method, system, etc., created by using this knowledge.

the invention of the internet and other digital technologies.
the application of this knowledge for practical ends, as in digital communications and social media.

Etymology

Origin of digital technology

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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Now that digital technology allows them to separate where they live and pay taxes from where their businesses operate, they aren’t relocating their companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Digital technology enabled them to live in one place and keep their business in another.

From The Wall Street Journal

Digital technology is remaking them into networks—physical places connected by virtual ties and dynamic talent flows.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is the author of “The Rise of the Creative Class” and “The New Urban Crisis” and is currently writing a book on how digital technology is reshaping cities and the geography of work.

From The Wall Street Journal

FLETCHER: Over the past 20 years, digital technology has fundamentally changed what it means to be diagnosed with dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal

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