digital native
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digital native
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Coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in 2001.
noun digital natives
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A person who has grown up in an environment replete with digital interactions and ways of communicating, thought to increase difficulty with traditional nondigital teaching methods, work practices, etc.
This may potentially have a negative impact on the ultimate utility of this feedback method with present-day students who perceive themselves as ‘digital natives’.
Opposite: digital immigrant, non-digital native
Opposite: digital naive
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noun
Opposite: digital naive
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noun person
| Français | digital native |
|---|---|
| Русский | цифровой абориген cifrovoj aborigen |
Talk about this word "digital native." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/digital%20native. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. digital native. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/digital%20native "digital native." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/digital%20native.Cite this
@misc{digital_native_2026,
title = {digital native},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/digital%20native},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
