techno

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noun

tech·​no ˈtek-nō How to pronounce techno (audio)
often attributive
: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure

techno-

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combining form

: technical : technological
technocracy

Examples of techno in a Sentence

Noun The club plays only techno.
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An early 90s techno remix of the theme, by the German band U96 (named after the submarine’s military designation) spent 13 weeks at number one of the German single charts and topped charts across much of Europe. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025 Techno-economic analysis To ensure that a power plant utilizing this technology would be profitable, SwRI conducted a techno-economic analysis, modeling both plant performance and hour-by-hour costs over a full year. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 This is a series that has always operated as absurd speculation, where broad metaphors about life and science get posited amid techno beats and car chases. David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell has returned to music for the first time since his now-former band’s infamous blow-up, with Farrell collaborating on a new song with techno musician Carl Cox. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for techno

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from techno- (as in techno-pop or techno-rock, styles of popular music utilizing electronically created sounds)

Combining form

from technology

First Known Use

Noun

1987, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of techno was in 1987

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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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