digital recording: Meaning and Definition of

dig'ital record'ing

1. a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is sampled at regular intervals, usually between 40,000 and 50,000 times per second, and each sample is assigned a numerical value, usually expressed in binary notation.
2. a record or tape made by this method. Cf. analog recording.
3. a system of recording information on magnetic tape for processing by a digital computer.