the digital divide
Online access gap
The digital divide is the gap between people who have ready access to computers and the internet and those who don't.
The divide typically falls along lines of income, education, geography, and age—urban professionals versus rural poor, younger generations versus older ones.
As more services move online, the divide increasingly affects access to jobs, healthcare, and education: The pandemic exposed the digital divide when students without home internet couldn't attend virtual classes.
- income disparityUnequal earnings distribution
- broadbandFast internet access
- tech savvySkilled with modern electronics
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- Wi-FiWireless network standard
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