digital divide en · NOUN
Meanings
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(neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.
As schools were closed, the digital divide meant that more affluent families with computers, iPads and good internet connections had a very different home educational (and informational, social and entertainment) situation than families without these amenities.
2020 April 17, Rebecca Solnit, “Coronavirus does discriminate, because that’s what humans do”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| digital divides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
haves and have-nots · e-inclusion
Synonyms
Translations (17)
yue 數碼差距 /数码差距 (gap) · fr fracture numérique (gap) · cmn 數碼隔膜 /数码隔膜 (gap) · ru цифрово́й барье́р (gap) · cmn 數碼差距 /数码差距 (gap) · sv digital klyfta (gap) · yue 數碼隔膜 /数码隔膜 (gap) · fi digikuilu (gap) · cmn 數位落差 /数位落差 (gap) · cmn 數字鴻溝 /数字鸿沟 (gap) · ru информацио́нное нера́венство (gap) · pl wykluczenie cyfrowe (gap) · fr fossé numérique (gap) · cmn 數碼鴻溝 /数码鸿沟 (gap) · yue 數碼鴻溝 /数码鸿沟 (gap) · ru цифрово́е нера́венство (gap) · yue 數位落差 /数位落差 (gap)