digital divide

noun

: the economic, educational, and social inequalities between those who have computers and online access and those who do not

Examples of digital divide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By strategically investing in tools and skills development and integrating them into everyday learning, the digital divide can be closed to help improve student performance, confidence and retention. —Dave Tucker, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, 75% of Gen Z employees are using AI to upskill—far more than any other generation—yet unequal access to formal training risks creating a new digital divide. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

Rural Americans are still far less likely to have access to broadband than those living in urban and suburban areas, an issue policymakers refer to as the digital divide. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025

Others may lose Internet access entirely, further widening the digital divide that dial-up, for all its limitations, helped bridge for 34 years. —ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digital divide

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