digital versions
Files, not physical
Digital versions are electronic copies or adaptations of something that originally existed in physical form—books, albums, photographs, documents.
The term emphasizes the format distinction: I bought the digital version instead of the paperback, The digital version includes bonus tracks.
Sometimes digital versions offer features impossible in physical media, like searchability or hyperlinks.
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- ebookDownloadable text file
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- onlineNetwork-connected state
streaming · streaming service · file · file format · copy · cloud · cloud storage · scan · format · pixel · high resolution · screen · upload · software · app · archive · backup · replica
digital versionshard copies
Physical printed documents
printed editions · physical media · vinyl · film prints · cassette tapes
digital versionsoriginals
Authentic first versions
source materials · master copies · primary documents · primary sources · original manuscripts
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