Virtual vs. Digital
Difference Between Virtual and Digital
Virtualadjective
In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.
In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion.Virtual addressing allows applications to believe that there is much more physical memory than actually exists.Digitaladjective
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
Virtualadjective
Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.
Digitaladjective
Property of representing values as discrete, usually binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
digital computer;digital clockVirtualadjective
Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning)
The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.Digitaladjective
Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
Digital payment systems are replacing cash transactions.Virtualadjective
Simulated in a computer or online.
The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.Digitalnoun
(finance) A digital option.
Virtualadjective
Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present.
a virtual assistant; a virtual personal trainerDigitalnoun
(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.
He moved to digital for the first time, using a Sony camera.Virtualadjective
Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
Digitalnoun
(music) Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.
Virtualadjective
(physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
Digitalnoun
A finger.
Virtualnoun
A virtual member function of a class.
Digitaladjective
of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits;
digital computerVirtualadjective
being actually such in almost every respect;
a practical failurethe once elegant temple lay in virtual ruinDigitaladjective
displaying numbers rather than scale positions;
digital clockdigital readoutVirtualadjective
being such in essence or effect though not in actual fact;
a virtual dependence on charitya virtual revolutionvirtual realityDigitaladjective
relating to or performed with the fingers;
digital examination
