digital divide
noun
: the economic, educational, and social inequalities between those who have computers and online access and those who do not
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Another critical issue is bridging the digital divide.
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Rignesh Soni, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Broadly, there are two main ways for telecoms to shore up the current digital divide.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
The digital divide remains one of the most pressing issues of our time, and the Alliance is committed to continuing its efforts to close it.
—Hans Vestberg, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
In 2012, Dad established the Digital Rights Foundation, an NGO that aims to address the digital divide and fight online abuse of women and other gender minorities in Pakistan.
—Kanika Gupta, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Rignesh Soni, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Broadly, there are two main ways for telecoms to shore up the current digital divide.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
The digital divide remains one of the most pressing issues of our time, and the Alliance is committed to continuing its efforts to close it.
—Hans Vestberg, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
In 2012, Dad established the Digital Rights Foundation, an NGO that aims to address the digital divide and fight online abuse of women and other gender minorities in Pakistan.
—Kanika Gupta, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for digital divide
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“Digital divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital%20divide. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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