technetronic

adjective

tech·ne·tron·ic | \ ˌtek-nə-ˈträ-nik

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Definition of technetronic

: shaped or influenced by the changes wrought by advances in technology and communications our modern technetronic society

History and Etymology for technetronic

techn(o)- + (el)e(c)tronic

Note: Word apparently introduced by the Polish-American political scientist and diplomat Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017), perhaps first in the December 23, 1967, issue of the New Republic. The source of the -e- as a linking vowel between techno- and electronic, rather than the expected -o- or -i-, is uncertain.

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“Technetronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technetronic. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.

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