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digital immigrant

noun
  1. a person who has become familiar with computers, the Internet, and other digital technology as a young adult or later in life.Compare digital native.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for digital immigrant

digital immigrant

noun
  1. informal a person who has become used to using information technology as a young adultCompare digital native, analogue (def. 3)
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