also: デジタルコンピューター
noun
digital computer
A computing term for a computer that processes digital data. In modern Japanese, コンピュータ alone often implies digital, but this term is used when contrasting with analog computers or for technical precision.
デジタルコンピュータはアナログコンピュータより高速に計算できる。
A digital computer can calculate faster than an analog computer.
コンピュータ is the general term for any computer, while デジタルコンピュータ specifically refers to a digital computer, often used in technical contexts to distinguish from analog computers.
アナログコンピュータ is an analog computer, which processes continuous data, in contrast to the discrete data processing of a デジタルコンピュータ.
Borrowed from English 'digital computer'.