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
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Noun
The club plays only techno.
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Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
This information is conveyed by a hilariously avant-garde Poulter, playing the store’s manager, who dyes his hair to match each monochromatic scheme and hides his nefariousness behind a company policy that requires techno music to be played at maximum volume at all times.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Dance into the early hours at Fabric London, a legendary nightclub housed in a former meatpacking warehouse, known for its cutting-edge house and techno nights.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
They’re also transported to outer space and explore various planets, like a fiery volcano world, an underwater planet and a techno-land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Vintage dub techno was grimy, barnacle-encrusted, and often user-unfriendly.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
This information is conveyed by a hilariously avant-garde Poulter, playing the store’s manager, who dyes his hair to match each monochromatic scheme and hides his nefariousness behind a company policy that requires techno music to be played at maximum volume at all times.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Dance into the early hours at Fabric London, a legendary nightclub housed in a former meatpacking warehouse, known for its cutting-edge house and techno nights.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
They’re also transported to outer space and explore various planets, like a fiery volcano world, an underwater planet and a techno-land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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