digital humanities

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of digital humanities¹

First recorded in 1995–2000