Digital
Example: A tecnologia digital transformou a comunicação moderna.
Definition
"Digital" refers to technology or devices that use discrete signals, often represented by numbers, to process, store, or transmit information. In music, "digital" describes electronic tools or formats that convert sound into digital data for manipulation or playback.
Etymology
The word "digital" comes from the Latin word 'digitus,' meaning finger or toe, because early counting was done on fingers. Over time, it came to mean anything related to numbers or digits. Did you know? The transition from analog to digital music marked a major shift in how sound is recorded and shared.
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