digital badge

American  

[dij-ee-tl baj] / ˈdɪdʒ i tl ˈbædʒ /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a title or icon associated with a user profile or account that attests to the attainment of a skill or rank or the completion of an objective, as on an educational or social media website or a gaming platform.

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Etymology

Origin of digital badge

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

Over the next six months, my fellow detectives and I followed the bevy of clues, sprinkled across the internet like digital breadcrumbs.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The company says it automatically plays AI-selected scenes from movies, individualized to viewers as they scroll, and it can create a trail of digital breadcrumbs for them to follow as they delve deeper into subgenres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The investigators didn’t know who the burglars were, but they had spent months painstakingly following a trail of digital breadcrumbs across the country to this nondescript motel off Interstate 395.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

And certainly the extensive trail of digital breadcrumbs showcasing their wealth must have helped at least a little bit.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2020

A major reason digital breadcrumbs can lead experts astray is that they can miss a large section of the population.

From Scientific American • Mar. 30, 2020