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 oldest jazz clubs are here, P-funk began here, techno music was invented here, all these ties to music beyond Motown. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025

As a bonus, people were extremely peeved that the techno heavy Challengers soundtrack wasn’t nominated for best original score at the Oscars. —Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025

Many were kidnapped from their kibbutz communities — and from a techno music festival — near the Palestinian enclave. —Npr Staff, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025

Her weekends were spent in old warehouses on the outskirts of the city—rooms filled with blaring techno and young Czechs lost in their own transient states of bliss. —Puja Patel, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 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