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Digital means computer or information technology.
Divide means some difference or gap.
Digital divide means the gap in IT infrastructure among different groups.


- Digital divide between the rich and the poor.
- Between the young and the old.
- Between men and women.
- Between the white population and the black population.
- Digital divide exists between the English speakers and non-English speakers.


Indicators of digital divide:
- Information infrastructure
e.g. Computer, Network
- Internet access
e.g. Internet hosts
- Network: Telephone line, fiber optic line, cable line, mobile phone line
Internet host: Internet service provider