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digital ghosts

digital ghosts is the plural of digital ghost.

Meaning of digital ghost

Noun

digital ghost (plural digital ghosts)

  1. A digital avatar of a deceased person, such as a deathbot.
    • This means there will be a December day when, instead of standing in the kitchen with my mom, I’ll be standing with her digital ghost. I’ll have mourned her physical passing, but will still be able to summon a part of her via my phone, propped up against the flour with one of many smudged and...2023 August 10, Kate Lindsay, “My Mom Will Email Me After She Dies”, in The Atlantic

Questions about digital ghosts

What is digital ghosts the plural of?
Digital ghosts is the plural of digital ghost.

Words near digital ghosts in the dictionary

  1. digital garden
  2. digital gardening
  3. digital gardenings
  4. digital gardens
  5. digital ghost
  6. digital ghosts
  7. digital gold
  8. digital good
  9. digital goods
  10. digital graffiti
  11. digital handcuffs

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