definitions

digital immigrant

noun

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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Nearby words

digital footprint, digital fount, digital frame, digital furrow, digital humanities, digital immigrant, digital joint, digital mapping, digital media, digital media player, digital native

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

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