-alis

of, relating to

Forms

-alis
-aris — Latin variant especially used when the stem already contained l, avoiding a repeated l sound.
-al — English ending borrowed through French or directly from Latin.
-ar — English ending continuing Latin -aris.

Origin

An older Latin adjective-forming suffix; its more remote ancestry is uncertain.

Note

Expresses a relationship without specifying its kind: material, place, purpose, and other connections are possible.

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adjective / noun

digital

DIJ-ih-tul/ˈdɪdʒɪtl/

Using discrete numerical representations of information.

The laptop displays a digital image beside a grid of binary digits.

An open laptop displays a simple pixel image beside a compact grid of binary digits, making computers and numerically represented information visible without a human subject.

Etymology

digitLatinfinger or toe

+alLatinof, relating to

Counting on fingers connected digitus with numerical digits. Digital later came to mean “using numerical digits,” making it applicable to computers that process information represented in that form.

In context

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see this coming to the front and it is interesting to see you know how they um we start with brick and mortar and we end up in a totally digital environment composed of zero one

Diplomacy in the Digital Age | Coffee break research at LSE

More examples

The recorder converts sound into digital data.
I keep digital copies of important documents.
She works in digital, managing online advertising campaigns.

Forms

digitally adverb — Using technology that represents information numerically.

Similar words

computerized: Computerized specifically involves computers; digital also describes signals and recordings.
electronic: Electronic concerns circuitry, which may process analog or digital information.