DIGITAL

DIGITAL (1960s). This term is a euphemism for any mechanism, commonly computer-assisted, that converts an input to numerical quantities, which are positive or negative impulses (commonly characterized as 0/1). The term is applicable to visual and video as well as audio machines. Digital-to-analog conversion refers to the process of taking material stored in a computer medium, such as on a tape or a floppy disc, and making it more accessible, whether on paper or on analog audiotape. Analysis…