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

Ranging from grinding industrial techno one moment to soulful, heartfelt balladry the next, Mayhem makes its title a thesis statement — the throughline is disorder. —Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025

Their latest works integrate the energy of clubbing and techno music with powerful, socially-conscious narratives. —Photovogue, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025

Inspired by Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Davidson grapples with the tendrils of Big Tech in songs that play out as a militant techno march interrupted by bursts of pop abandon. —Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025

Black artists in Detroit in the early 1980s ventured into the future to create a transformative global genre: techno. —Annalise Frank, Axios, 27 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