digital representation
noun phraseUK /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈdɪdʒ.ə.t̬əl ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
A digital representation is the way a computer shows information using numbers.
The picture on your phone is a digital representation of a real photo.
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2. A way of showing something using a series of 0s and 1s.
The song is stored as a digital representation of sound waves.
3. A computer-made picture or model of a real object.
Engineers built a digital representation of the bridge before building it.
4. The form of information that a computer can read and process.
The scanner turns the paper into a digital representation.