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

Improved sleep quality is something Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, associate prof in digital humanities at University College London, says she would expect the teens to experience after removing digital devices from their rooms.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

That’s what happened to Dinara Gagarina, a digital humanities researcher at a local branch of HSE.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 9, 2023

After Islamist rebels burned some ancient manuscripts in Timbuktu, Mali, UK-based digital humanities expert Marilyn Deegan and local researchers began a project to create a digital archive of Sudan’s cultural history.

From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2023

LLMs could be useful in digital humanities, for instance: to summarize what a historical text says about a particular topic.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2022

I've often wondered if part of the tech industry's investment in digital humanities is designed to help stave off critical discourse or criticism of their companies.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2019