Technoid

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to the functionality or operation of a technology; technical..

Definitions by Sense

1. Pertaining to the functionality or operation of a technology; technical.
2. Exhibiting, requiring, or characteristic of an interest in and/or proficiency with technology.
3. (of music) Electronic or electronic-sounding; resembling techno music.
4. (of art or design) Of or pertaining to an aesthetic style which uses industrial or technological forms, materials, and themes.
5. (slang) A person interested in or skilled with technology.

Example Sentences

DLL is VB's runtime library, which allows VB programs to interact with Windows and do other low-level, behind-the-screens, technoid stuff.

Some folks are put off by the technoid aura of the hard-core BBS network, but the fact is that laser printing — and desktop publishing in general — is rapidly evolving, cutting-edge territory.

She hinted at this strategy on 2001's Vespertine, where her vocals pulsed along with music seemingly keyed to her own internal rhythms instead of getting lost in technoid tangles.

We are looking into an area in which biomorphic and technoid objects seem to exist in a Utopian atmosphere.

Says Gates in his characteristic computerspeak: "I was a hard-core technoid."

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• more technoid
• most technoid
• technoids

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