digital native
dig·it·al na·tive
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dij-i-tl ney-tiv]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈneɪ tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dij-i-tl ney-tiv]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl ˈneɪ tɪv/
Definitions of digital native words
- noun digital native a person who has been familiar with computers, the Internet, and other digital technology from a young age. Compare digital immigrant. 1
- countable noun digital native A digital native is someone who has used the Internet and mobile phones since they were a child. 0
- noun digital native a person who has been familiar with information technology since childhood 0
- noun digital native A person who has grown up in an environment saturated with digital means of information, making it difficult for them to learn by the traditional teaching methods which they find boring. 0
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Origin of digital native
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 a native speaker of a language
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Parts of speech for Digital native
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adjective
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digital native popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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 native usage trend in Literature
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