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digital divides

digital divides is the plural of digital divide.

Meaning of digital divide

Noun

digital divide (plural digital divides)

  1. (neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.
    • As schools were closed, the digital divide meant that more affluent families with computers, iPads and good internet connections had a very different home educational (and informational, social and entertainment) situation than families without these amenities.2020 April 17, Rebecca Solnit, “Coronavirus does discriminate, because that’s what humans do”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    digital gap

Questions about digital divides

What is digital divides the plural of?
Digital divides is the plural of digital divide.

Words near digital divides in the dictionary

  1. digital detox
  2. digital detoxes
  3. digital direct marketing
  4. digital distribution
  5. digital divide
  6. digital divides
  7. digital electronics
  8. Digital Era
  9. digital exhaust
  10. digital fatigue
  11. digital footprint

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