digital age

See also: Digital Age

English

Alternative forms

• Digital Age

Noun

digital age (uncountable)

1. The current era, characterised by the widespread and increasing use of digital technology in society.

   Synonyms: cyberage, Information Age

   • 1998 July 6, “Privacy in the Digital Age”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     But law enforcement agencies have to find a legal and ethical way to stay ahead of technology, rather than stand in the way of it. Trying to block advances in the digital age is futile.

   • 2011 April 19, Sumit Paul-Choudhury, “Digital legacy: The fate of your online soul”, in NewScientist‎^[2]:

     All this data will prove fascinating to sociologists, archaeologists and anthropologists studying the dawn of the digital age. For them, everyday life can be just as interesting as epoch-defining moments.

   • 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1086:

     We are born in the digital age; we use our phones every minute; we communicate through digital tools.