digital scale

Numeric weight display

A digital scale is a weighing device that displays measurements as numbers on an electronic screen rather than using a dial or balance.

Digital scales range from pocket-sized models for precise measurements The dealer weighed the drugs on a digital scale to kitchen scales for cooking to industrial platforms for freight.

They typically offer greater precision than mechanical scales.

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ounces · precision · kitchen · balance · LCD · tare · measuring · pounds · calibration · decimal point · display · food · battery · electronic · accuracy · platform · portion · milligrams

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G