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

The sepia print, which appears to be a techno advance just a small step above tintype, was cut to fit an oval frame. —Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025

Music Can Hear Us is a playful, submersible piece of work that largely sidesteps the minimal techno grooves with which Koze made his name. —Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025

The first half hour is filled with the weirdly neutral techno jargon of soldiers jabbering code words into their headphones to what I (as a know-nothing) am tempted to call Mission Control. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025

The annual event takes over the city, bringing together music lovers from around the world to enjoy just about every genre, but mainly EDM, techno and house. —Sommer Brugal, Axios, 24 Mar. 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