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Re:Konrad Zuse (1994) by jazzyjackson on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:48PM (#39912479)
remember bits are binary digits

I guess a decimal digit would be a dit

digital is simply discrete, as opposed to analog / continuous

Re:Konrad Zuse (1994) by thesz on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @02:19AM (#39914196)

  digit
  late Middle English: from Latin digitus ‘finger, toe’; digit (sense 1) arose from the practice of counting on the fingers.
"Digit" is the decimal digit.