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digital immigrant
[ dij-i-tl im-i-gruhnt ]
/ ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈɪm ɪ grənt /
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noun Digital Technology.
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
Words nearby digital immigrant
digital divide, digital footprint, digital fount, digital frame, digital humanities, digital immigrant, digitalin, digitalis, digitalism, digitalization, digitalize
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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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