digital native
noun
1.
a person who has been familiar with computers, the Internet, and other digital technology from a young age.
Compare
digital immigrant
.
Origin
2001;
coined by Marc Prensky, born 1946, American educator and consultant, on analogy with a
native
speaker of a language
British Dictionary definitions for
digital native
digital native
noun
1.
(
informal
) a person who has been familiar with information technology since childhood
Compare
digital immigrant
,
analogue
(sense 3)