digital humanities

American  

noun

1. (used with a singular verb)

   1. the study of literature, philosophy, etc., as facilitated by computer technology or digital media.

      Digital humanities uses data analysis to find patterns in large bodies of text.

   2. the set of methodologies used in such scholarship.

2. (used with a plural verb) literature, philosophy, etc., as studied with digital tools.

   research in the digital humanities.

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Etymology

Origin of digital humanities

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

“You can’t scan hair, so each individual hair had to be worked on,” said Chad Finnerty, co-founder and owner of Digital Frontier FX.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2018

The Reagan hologram was created by the Los Angeles visual effects studio Digital Frontier FX, which normally works on big Hollywood titles such as “Wonder Woman” and “The Walking Dead” series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2018