techno

1 of 2

noun

tech·​no ˈtek-nō 

often attributive

: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure

techno-

2 of 2

combining form

: technical : technological

technocracy

Examples of techno in a Sentence

Noun

The club plays only techno.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Unsurprisingly, the setting is a dance club bathed in eye-searing neon and the clash is accompanied by thumping techno music, deftly integrated into Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard’s pulse-pounding synth score (along with an occasional whisper of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake). —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025

The music ranges widely and might include Italo disco, trance, house and dark techno. —Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025

The grand slam of the festival; everyone either loves this apocalyptic techno drama, or loves the beginning, or loves the ending. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2025

As the birthplace of Detroit techno, electronic music continues to thrive here, too, with clubs like TV Lounge, the world’s first techno museum, Exhibit 3000 (open by appointment only), and the annual Movement Music Festival celebrating the past, present, and future of dance music each May. —AFAR Media, 15 May 2025

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

Phrases Containing techno

• techno-pop
• techno-thriller