digital divide
noun
: the economic, educational, and social inequalities between those who have computers and online access and those who do not
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Lucas Daprile reports those long-term ambitions include: housing for all, modernizing city government, public safety, closing the digital divide, lead safety and more. 
Mike Rose, cleveland, 20 July 2022 Poor internet access is also due to a persistent digital divide, the gap between people who have ready access to computers and the internet in the United States. Kim Gallon, STAT, 28 June 2022 Researchers hope the expansion will also help close Illinois’ digital divide, which slices the state along both racial and geographic lines. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022 Google's intentional choice to do so is creating a new digital divide, in which privacy and security are made a luxury. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 That’s why in May, the federal government announced that low-income households can get a $30 discount on their internet bill as part of an effort by the Biden administration to close the digital divide. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Remote work, telemedicine and distance education could level out socioeconomic disparity and close the digital divide. Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The project, financed by Google, intends to help close the digital divide across the continent where internet access remains highly uneven. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Bibb is seeking an additional $5 million to address the digital divide, Zickefoose said. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 12 July 2022 See More
Mike Rose, cleveland, 20 July 2022 Poor internet access is also due to a persistent digital divide, the gap between people who have ready access to computers and the internet in the United States. Kim Gallon, STAT, 28 June 2022 Researchers hope the expansion will also help close Illinois’ digital divide, which slices the state along both racial and geographic lines. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022 Google's intentional choice to do so is creating a new digital divide, in which privacy and security are made a luxury. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 That’s why in May, the federal government announced that low-income households can get a $30 discount on their internet bill as part of an effort by the Biden administration to close the digital divide. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Remote work, telemedicine and distance education could level out socioeconomic disparity and close the digital divide. Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The project, financed by Google, intends to help close the digital divide across the continent where internet access remains highly uneven. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Bibb is seeking an additional $5 million to address the digital divide, Zickefoose said. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1994, in the meaning defined above