digital immigrant
noun[C]
uk/ˌdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/us/ˌdɪdʒ.ɪ.t̬əl ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/apersonwhostartedusingdigitaltechnology,computers, theinternet, etc. duringtheiradultlifebut did notgrowup using them:
数字移民Peopleage30 orolderaredigitalimmigrantsbecause they can never be asfluentintechnologyas anativewho wasborninto 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。
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digital native
- Havinggrownuponlinethe under-25s aredigitalnatives, but this hasn'tstoppeda newbreedofolderdigitalimmigrantsflockingto theweb.
- You mightspotdigitalimmigrantsbecause theyprintoutemailsortypewithfingersratherthanthumbs.
- This is the most technological-savvygenerationthat haseverlived, and a lot ofteachersaredigitalimmigrants.
- Since Iworkin aplacefilledwithdigitalimmigrants, I have toprintoff theemailcartoonstoshare.
Operating computers
- admin
- aliasing
- always-on
- backsomeoneup
- black hat
- computerate
- computerize
- drill down
- enter
- escape
- interface
- keyboarder
- miswrite
- mouse oversomething
- munging
- navigational
- networking
- scroll
- ticket
- uninstall