Digital vs. Online

Digitaladjective

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

Digitaladjective

Property of representing values as discrete, usually binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

Digitaladjective

Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

Digitalnoun

(finance) A digital option.

Digitalnoun

(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.

Digitalnoun

(music) Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.

Digitalnoun

A finger.

Digitaladjective

Of or pertaining to the fingers; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.

Digitaladjective

of or pertaining to digits{3}; expressed in digits{3}, or using digits{3}; as, a digital display; a digital clock.

Digitaladjective

performing internal logical and arithmetic operations by means of digits, usually represented as binary numbers. Contrasted to analog, wherein variables are represented as coninuous physical quantities such as voltages or the position of a pointer on a continuous scale; as, a digital computer.

Digitaladjective

of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits;

Digitaladjective

displaying numbers rather than scale positions;

Digitaladjective

relating to or performed with the fingers;

Onlineadjective

Describes a system which is connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

Onlineadjective

Describes a generator or power plant which is connected to the grid.

Onlineadjective

Describes a computer which is connected to the Internet or to some other communications service – i.e., not simply with the cable plugged in, but has established a connection to a larger network (e.g., by dialing up).

Onlineadjective

Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.

Onlineadjective

Connected to the Internet.

Onlineadjective

Available on a computer system, even if not networked.

Onlineadjective

Describes a system that is active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.

Onlineadverb

Describes actions performed over the Internet.

Online

connected by a communications line to a computer. Opposite of off-line.

Online

being in progress now; ongoing; as, on-line editorial projects.