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digital immigrant

American  
[dij-i-tl im-i-gruhnt] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈɪm ɪ grənt /

noun

Digital Technology.

  1. a person who has become familiar with computers, the internet, and other digital technology as a young adult or later in life.

digital immigrant British  

noun

  1. informal a person who has become used to using information technology as a young adult Compare digital native analogue

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Etymology

Origin of digital immigrant

First recorded in 2001; coined by Marc Prensky, born 1946, American educator and consultant, on analogy with an immigrant who must learn a new language

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