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* Compressible: According to Miller, " Uncompressed digital data is very large, and in its raw form would actually produce a larger signal ( therefore be more difficult to transfer ) than analog data.

However, digital data can be compressed.

Compression reduces the amount of bandwidth space needed to send information.

Data can be compressed, sent and then decompressed at the site of consumption.

This makes it possible to send much more information and result in, for example, digital television signals offering more room on the airwave spectrum for more television channels.