Disciplines and Occupations

Digital Technology

The design and development of devices and procedures that collect, store, analyze, manipulate, and display numerically encoded information, usually via processes encoded in the binary number system.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The design and development of devices and procedures that collect, store, analyze, manipulate, and display numerically encoded information, usually via processes encoded in the binary number system.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Digital Technologies
  • Technologies, Digital
  • Technology, Digital
  • Digital Electronics
  • Electronics, Digital

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2021

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  1. H01w.671w.293w.239w
  2. J01.897w.160w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Digital Technology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000082222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000082222
  2. Digital Technology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_technology
  3. Digital Technology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110401739