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techno

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for techno.

Editorial note

Recommended reading to counter the entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism, bombastic techno-optimism, and general Silicon Valley cheerleading: - Michael O.

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Quick take

(music) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of techno gathered in one view.

noun

(music) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for techno.

noun

(music) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

Example sentences

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Recommended reading to counter the entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism, bombastic techno-optimism, and general Silicon Valley cheerleading: - Michael O.

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But the obvious implication is that a class of techno-jurists will have to arise to help advise users.

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This is a very syncretic fusion between computing, dialectical materialism, entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism and a bombastic techno-optimism.

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I'm not even sure such a thing is possible to do correctly, though I suppose what I've described is simply a techno implementation of affirmative action.

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My preferred kind of music is psytrance/techno during the day, ambient electronic during the night.

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Assuming HN is a correct window on startup culture (I would think it is), then that too seems awfully techno-centric.

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I'm really tired of seeing poorly thought out rants from techno-prophets predicting unbounded exponential growth when economic growth is stagnating globally.

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The first quite simply was pop music (with a techno edge).

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There is very little proof that the techno-utopian version of autonomous vehicles is going to play out the way people like you want it to.

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However, I would caution against an automatic rush towards techno-centric approaches.

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> Your generation does not need to surrender to some sort of techno-determinist future.

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House, techno, general electronic stuff.

Quote examples

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That sort of techno "battle scar" is quite visible as a sort of confidence backed by wisdom and experience and makes prospective employers wet their pants.

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(I deserved the down vote) I am not convinced that the bigger problems to the world have answers which can be provided by a 'start up', and feel that the tendency toward "X-is-broken" type start up pitches tend to suggest techno-fixes to problems of social structure.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use techno in a sentence?

Recommended reading to counter the entrepreneurial laissez-faire idealism, bombastic techno-optimism, and general Silicon Valley cheerleading: - Michael O.

What does techno mean?

(music) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

What part of speech is techno?

techno is commonly used as noun.