digital native

[dij-i-tl ney-tiv]

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a person who has been familiar with computers, the internet, and other digital technology from a young age.

digital native

noun

1. informal,  a person who has been familiar with information technology since childhood Compare digital immigrant analogue

Word History and Origins

Origin of digital native¹

First recorded in 2001; coined by Marc Prensky, born 1946, American educator and consultant, on analogy with a native speaker of a language