digitalprinciples
nounUK /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl ˈprɪn.sə.pəlz/
US /ˈdɪdʒ.ə.t̬əl ˈprɪn.sə.pəlz/
The basic rules for using computers and the internet in a good and safe way.
Our teacher taught us digital principles like keeping passwords secret and being kind online.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The core ideas that guide how digital technology is designed and used.
Engineers follow digital principles such as accessibility and fairness when building apps.
3. A set of beliefs about how people should behave with computers and data.
The company wrote its digital principles to explain how it protects customer information.
4. The basic rules that make electronic devices and signals work correctly.
Students learned the digital principles behind how a computer stores pictures as numbers.