digital immigrant
noun [ C ] uk/ˌdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/ us/ˌdɪdʒ.ɪ.t̬əl ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/
数字移民
a person who started using digital technology, computers, the internet, etc. during their adult life but did not grow up using them
People age 30 or older are digital immigrants because they can never be as fluent in technology as a native who was born into it. 30岁以上的人都是数字移民,因为他们永远不可能像生长在这个时代的人那样精通技术。
Compare: digital native
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- Having grown up online the under-25s are digital natives, but this hasn't stopped a new breed of older digital immigrants flocking to the web.
- You might spot digital immigrants because they print out emails or type with fingers rather than thumbs.
- This is the most technological-savvy generation that has ever lived, and a lot of teachers are digital immigrants.
- Since I work in a place filled with digital immigrants, I have to print off the email cartoons to share.