Bitcoin: Digital or Virtual currency?

[Lorem_Ipsum]

I understand that currency is just one of Bitcoin’s uses, but in that capacity would you consider it a digital or virtual currency or both? And why?

(I ask because I keep seeing it referred to in both ways and was wondering what the people of this forum thought.)

[franky1]

I understand that currency is just one of Bitcoin’s uses, but in that capacity would you consider it a digital or virtual currency or both? And why?

(I ask because I keep seeing it referred to in both ways and was wondering what the people of this forum thought.)

very very laymans terms the average joe dont know the difference. but in some peoples minds virtual gives the impression of virtual reality = false reality.. thus giving people a uneasy mind when thinking about bitcoin being virtual (false). so i prefer to use the term digital, purely to avoid this subconscious thought entering peoples minds

[zimmah]

virtual = Existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination.
digital = representing data as a series of numerical values

i'd go with digital.