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digital immigrant

dig·it·al im·mi·grant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dij-i-tl im-i-gruh nt]
    • /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈɪm ɪ grənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dij-i-tl im-i-gruh nt]
    • /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈɪm ɪ grənt/

Definitions of digital immigrant words

  • noun digital immigrant 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. 1
  • countable noun digital immigrant A digital immigrant is a person who was born before it was common to use things such as personal computers and mobile phones. 0
  • noun digital immigrant a person who has become used to using information technology as a young adult 0
See all 3 definitions of digital immigrant

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Origin of digital immigrant

First appearance:

before 2001
One of the 1% newest English words
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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Parts of speech for Digital immigrant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Digital immigrant

digital immigrant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

digital immigrant usage trend in Literature

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