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Korean slang profile

디지털 네이티브

dijiteol neitibeu

A generation familiar with digital devices and culture from growing up in a digital environment.

A generation familiar with digital devices and culture from growing up in a digital environment.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 1, 2021
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    디지털 네이티브 세대의 미디어 이용을 다룬 글을 읽었어.

    I read about the digital native generation’s media use.

02Documented history

  1. 2021-12-01The 한양대학교 source used the expression ‘디지털 네이티브’.[1]
  2. 2023-12-27The 전자신문 source used the expression ‘디지털 네이티브’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The supplemental university magazine explains it as a generation born alongside digital media and raised in the digital world. This source alone does not establish who first proposed the term. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. HYPER 2021 겨울호 - 뉴트로는 디지털 네이티브의 레트로 (한양대학교)Published Dec 1, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
  2. [꿈을 향한 교육]전자신문, 서울여상 디지털 리터러시 교육 실시 (전자신문)Published Dec 27, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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