digital format
Not on paper
Digital format refers to information encoded as discrete numerical values—typically binary ones and zeros—rather than continuous physical signals.
Documents, images, audio, and video all exist in digital formats: The album was released in digital format before the vinyl came out.
Format specifies the particular encoding scheme: PDF for documents, MP3 for audio, JPEG for images.
Digital formats enable perfect copying, easy transmission, and computer processing, distinguishing them from analog alternatives like printed pages or magnetic tape.
- fileStored collection of data
- file typeDigital document category
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- MP3Lossy audio compression standard
JPEG · download · pixels · high resolution · compression · streaming · data · upload · data transfer · bytes · encoding · resolution · bit depth · storage · cloud storage · convert · metadata · bitrate
digital formatanalog
Comparable equivalent
analogue · analog signal · analog recording · analog media · vinyl
digital formatphysical media
Content on tangible formats
hard copy · paperback · hardcover · print edition · in print
digital formatold media
Pre-digital mass communication
celluloid · photochemical · acoustic recording · hand-written · manuscript
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