Analysts attribute the decline to such factors as advances in digital databases and communication systems.

分析师将这种下降归因于数字数据库和通信系统的进步等因素。

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Entertainment and communication are going digital.

娱乐与沟通正在走向数字化。

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It is equipped with digital communication, GPS receivers and inter-vehicle digital links.

它配备了数字通信，GPS接收器和跨车辆数字链接。

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Home energy management systems allow communication between digital devices and major appliances so customers can respond to price signals sent from the utility.

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Still, with 80% of states in the country phasing out cursive and so much of today's communication being digital, the discussion may be purely academic.

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Over the years, increasing digital communication (e.g. emails, PDFs, and digital forms) has slowed printer demand.

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