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digital divide

noun

the socioeconomic and other disparities between those people who have opportunities and skills enabling them to benefit from digital resources, especially the Internet, and those who do not have these opportunities or skills: programs that help to bridge the digital divide between rich and poor countries.

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Nearby words

  1. digital citizen,
  2. digital clock,
  3. digital compact cassette,
  4. digital computer,
  5. digital detox,
  6. digital footprint,
  7. digital fount,
  8. digital frame,
  9. digital furrow,
  10. digital humanities
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British Dictionary definitions for digital divide

digital divide

noun

informal the gap between those people who have internet access and those who do not
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for digital divide

digital divide

A term that describes the division of the world into two camps, those who have access to the Internet and other advanced information technologies and those who don't. The term highlights the issue that those who do not have access to such technology are potentially destined to futures where they will be at an economic disadvantage.

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In geopolitical terms, the divide is between the developed and the developing nations, or, roughly speaking, between the North and the South.

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In domestic political terms in the United States, the divide is between educated, well-off members of society and those who are less well-off.
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