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digital age en · NOUN
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(uncountable) The current era, characterised by the widespread and increasing use of digital technology in society.
But law enforcement agencies have to find a legal and ethical way to stay ahead of technology, rather than stand in the way of it. Trying to block advances in the digital age is futile.
1998 July 6, “Privacy in the Digital Age”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:We are born in the digital age; we use our phones every minute; we communicate through digital tools.
2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1086:All this data will prove fascinating to sociologists, archaeologists and anthropologists studying the dawn of the digital age. For them, everyday life can be just as interesting as epoch-defining moments.
2011 April 19, Sumit Paul-Choudhury, “Digital legacy: The fate of your online soul”, in NewScientist:
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Information Age · cyberage