| 单词 | digital divide |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdigital divide digital divide n. (a) a division between those in favour of the extensive use of digital technology (esp. computers) and those against it; (b) (now the usual sense) the gulf between those who have ready access to current digital technology (esp. computers and the internet) and those who do not; (also) social or educational inequality resulting from this. ΚΠ 1994 U.S. Newswire (Nexis) 9 Nov. AOL Chairman and CEO Steve Case..said: ‘There's no single solution to bridging the digital divide... We must take steps now so that in the Internet Century, no children are left behind.’ 1995 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 19 Dec. 8 f His take, though, is that the zealots on both sides of the digital divide are ‘full of hooey’. 1996 G. A. Poole in N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Jan. d3/3 The digital divide between these two schools in the heart of Silicon Valley provides perhaps the most striking example anywhere in the nation of a widening gap. 2008 Guardian 7 Feb. (Technol. section) 3/1 Initiatives such as the OLPC and the Classmate are intended to help bridge the digital divide. But security experts warn that there could be an unforeseen negative effect. < as lemmas |
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