digital native

[ dij-i-tl ney-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Digital Technology.

a person who has been familiar with computers, the internet, and other digital technology from a young age. Compare digital immigrant.

digital native

informal.
a person who has been familiar with information technology since childhood Compare digital immigrant analogue

First recorded in 2001; coined by Marc Prensky, born 1946, American educator and consultant, on analogy with a native speaker of a language

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