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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Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
Still, the Golden Globe-winning techno score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross techno deserved some Oscars recognition for its sheer originality and its electric mood.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 23 Jan. 2025
The lineup for the event includes house and techno artists such as Apache, Stephan Bodzin, Dubfire and Julia Sandstorm.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Detroit techno at its best will be spun Saturday at 9pm at TV Lounge, 2548 Grand River Ave.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Her own music is informed by her experiences of both singing in church choirs and, a bit later, DJing in Berlin techno clubs.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
Still, the Golden Globe-winning techno score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross techno deserved some Oscars recognition for its sheer originality and its electric mood.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 23 Jan. 2025
The lineup for the event includes house and techno artists such as Apache, Stephan Bodzin, Dubfire and Julia Sandstorm.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Detroit techno at its best will be spun Saturday at 9pm at TV Lounge, 2548 Grand River Ave.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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