Digital divide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it. neologism

    "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."

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"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."

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