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Digital vs Derotator - What's the difference?

digital | derotator |

As nouns the difference between digital and derotator

is that digital is a digital option while derotator is any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an or field of view as a telescope tracks.

As an adjective digital

is having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.

digital

English

(wikipedia digital)

Adjective

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  • Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
  • Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
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    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
  • Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
    • Digital payment systems are replacing cash transactions.

    Antonyms

    * nondigital * undigital * (representing discrete values) analog, analogue

    Derived terms

    * digital computer * digitalize, digitalization * digital meter * digital storage

    Related terms

    * digitalis * digitate * digitigrade * digitality

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) A digital option.
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    derotator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks