often attributive
: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure
: technical : technological
technocracy
Examples of techno in a Sentence
Noun
The club plays only techno.
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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
Yet the techno-optimism sweeping the production community is accompanied by a gnawing anxiety about the way established IP is at risk of being ripped off and remixed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In addition to his toddler techno remixes, Pearce also spent some time in the studio with another children’s favorite, The Wiggles.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
Yet the techno-optimism sweeping the production community is accompanied by a gnawing anxiety about the way established IP is at risk of being ripped off and remixed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In addition to his toddler techno remixes, Pearce also spent some time in the studio with another children’s favorite, The Wiggles.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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