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digital immigrant
[ dij-i-tl im-i-gruhnt ]
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.
digital immigrant
noun
- See analogue, digital nativeinformal.a person who has become used to using information technology as a young adult Compare digital native analogue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of digital immigrant1
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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