Technology vs Digital - What's the difference?
technology | digital |
(uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
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, volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
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= Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
As nouns the difference between technology and digital
is that technology is (uncountable) the organization of knowledge for practical purposes while digital is (finance) a digital option.As an adjective digital is
having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.technology
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Noun
(wikipedia technology)Chico Harlan
Japan pockets the subsidy …, passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.Derived terms
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(wikipedia digital)Adjective
(-)Catherine Clabby
Focus on Everything, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
- Digital payment systems are replacing cash transactions.