digital citizen

American  

[dij-i-tl sit-uh-zuhn, ‐suhn] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈsɪt ə zən, ‐sən /

noun

1. a person who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the internet and other digital technology, especially in order to participate responsibly in social and civic activities.

   We're teaching students how to become good digital citizens.

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Other Word Forms

• digital citizenship noun

Etymology

Origin of digital citizen

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

It’s a brilliant commentary on the all-too-familiar bodily comportment and fixed gaze of the modern digital citizen.

From Slate

In 2013, Roya Mahboob founded Digital Citizen Fund, an NGO to teach computer programming and financial literacy to young Afghan women.

From BBC

Digital Citizen Fund also started sending money to Afghan families via crypto, to help them provide food and housing, and in some cases, to help people get out of the country.

From BBC

But a lawyer for the team’s parent organization, the Digital Citizen Fund, said that Reneau has overstated her role and has, in fact, put the girls and their families at risk because her repeated claims are undermining ongoing rescue efforts in the country.

From Washington Post

Qatar coordinated the evacuation directly with representatives of the Digital Citizen Fund, the robotics team’s parent organization, said Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Ibrahim AlHashmi.

From Washington Post