binary != digital actually. Digital is any system using whole numbers. For example, a trinary computer using using trits (base 3 instead of base 2) can also be digital.
To be extra pedantic, analog is almost always held to be specifically refering to technology/machines as well, but its still a good metaphor for gender.
binary != digital actually. Digital is any system using whole numbers. For example, a trinary computer using using trits (base 3 instead of base 2) can also be digital.
To be extra pedantic, analog is almost always held to be specifically refering to technology/machines as well, but its still a good metaphor for gender.
Digital comes from digitus which is latin for thumb. Its inherently supposed to be a up/down 1/0 thing.
Dictionary says digital means 1s and 0s
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/digital