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You are correct. We're used to thinking of "digital" as implying "electronic", but that's only because our world contains huge numbers of digital electronic sys
by ElfinTrousers 4y ago
You are correct. We're used to thinking of "digital" as implying "electronic", but that's only because our world contains huge numbers of digital electronic systems.
- sidewndr46 4y agoThe opposite exists as well, "electronic" is conflated with "digital" quite often when it does not mean that.
- justsomehnguy 4y ago> holes are either punched or not This describes a binary encoding, not a digital process. Otherwise any powerbutton is 'digital', because it's on or off.
- ElfinTrousers 4y agoYou are also correct: power buttons are digital. Contrast to a dimmer switch that can be set to any arbitrary point in a range.