“Offline person” is a primarily jocular but sometimes also disrespectful term for an individual who does not use digital information and communication technologies based on the Internet or other data networks.

Antonym to “offline person” is “online person”.

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The definition given above was proposed as part of the Digital Era Framework by Dr. Dr. Jörn Lengsfeld. The text was first published in: Jörn Lengsfeld: Digital Era Framework. Please refer to the original publication if you want to cite the text.

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