Phrase guide

digital divide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism

Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-technology, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 數位落差 /数位落差 (sou3 wai6 lok6 caa1) — gap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 數碼鴻溝 /数码鸿沟 (sou3 maa5 hung4 kau1) — gap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 數碼隔膜 /数码隔膜 (sou3 maa5 gaak3 mok6) — gap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 數碼差距 /数码差距 (sou3 maa5 caa1 keoi5) — gap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數位落差 /数位落差 (shùwèi luòchā) — gap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數碼鴻溝 /数码鸿沟 (shùmǎ hónggōu) — gap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數碼隔膜 /数码隔膜 (shùmǎ gémó) — gap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數碼差距 /数码差距 (shùmǎ chājù) — gap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數字鴻溝 /数字鸿沟 (shùzì hónggōu) — gap
  • Finnish: digikuilu — gap
  • French: fossé numérique — gap
  • French: fracture numérique — gap
  • Polish: wykluczenie cyfrowe — gap
  • Russian: цифрово́й барье́р (cifrovój barʹjér) — gap
  • Russian: цифрово́е нера́венство (cifrovóje nerávenstvo) — gap
  • Russian: информацио́нное нера́венство (informaciónnoje nerávenstvo) — gap
  • Swedish: digital klyfta — gap