digital immigrant

[ dij-i-tl im-i-gruhnt ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

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.

digital immigrant

noun

1. See analogue, digital native
   informal.
   a person who has become used to using information technology as a young adult Compare digital native analogue

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