Digital And Analogue Cables


I'm confused as to why USB, HDMI, Coax cables are referred to as digital  and RCA as analogue cables.

All of the cables transmitt voltage variation through the wires, so how are they  digital and the other analogue? 

Can someone shed some light on it without manufacturer marketing lingo.

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Showing 1 response by crustycoot

My Audio education taught me that a “digital coaxial” cable was just another name for the once commonly used “composite video” cable. Both operated in the same frequency spectrum and both were 75 Ohms. The chief Monster marketed the exact same cables as video, or, with herpetologic lubricant as Coax for more $$…because…greed. Bill Low at Audioquest had a line called VDM…signifying they were suitable for video, digital, or monaural analog audio.