analog-to-digital computer

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• digital computer — Computer Com*put er (k[o^]m*p[=u]t [ e]r), n. 1. One who computes. 2. (Computers) an electronic device for performing calculations automatically. It consists of a clock to provide voltage pulses to synchronize the operations of the devices within …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• digital computer — ☆ digital computer n. a computer for processing data represented by discrete, localized physical signals, as the presence or absence of an electric current: the most commonly used kind of computer: cf. ANALOG COMPUTER …   English World dictionary

• digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form. Cf. analog computer. [1940 45] * * * Computer capable of solving problems by processing information expressed in discrete form. By manipulating combinations of binary digits (see binary code) …   Universalium

• Analog-to-digital converter — An analog to digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit, which converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. The reverse operation is performed by a digital to analog converter… …   Wikipedia

• digital computer — noun a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits • Hypernyms: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑information processing system …   Useful english dictionary

• analog-to-digital conversion —    The electronic process of changing continuously varying wave form data into digital quantities that represent the magnitude of the data at the moment the conversion is made. The most common use is to change analog signals into a form that can… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• digital computer — dig′ital comput′er n. cmp a computer that processes information in digital form Compare analog computer • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

• digital computer — noun Date: 1947 a computer that operates with numbers expressed directly as digits compare analog computer, hybrid computer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• digital computer — noun A computing device (computer) that processes signals that change in discrete, quantized, steps; as opposed to an analog computer …   Wiktionary

• digital computer — /dɪdʒətl kəmˈpjutə/ (say dijuhtl kuhm pyoohtuh) noun a type of computer in which data is entered as discrete units of information, usually as numbers, characters, etc., represented by on off states of voltages. Compare analog computer …  

• Comparison of analog and digital recording — This article compares the two ways in which sound is recorded and stored. Actual sound waves consist of continuous variations in air pressure. Representations of these signals can be recorded using either digital or analog techniques. An analog… …   Wikipedia