This is the 3139th most frequent German word.
digital
"Digital" in German means "digital" in English, referring to technology or data represented in electronic form.
In this sentence, 'digital' is used as an adjective to describe the nature of the world as being electronic or computational.
Die digitale Welt hat unser Leben verändert.
The digital world has changed our lives.
Here, 'digital' emphasizes the format of the copy being electronic rather than physical.
Ich habe eine digitale Kopie von dem Dokument erstellt.
I have created a digital copy of the document.
The usage of 'digital' identifies the technologies as employing electronic data processing.