technoid
English
Etymology
techno- + -oid
Pronunciation
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Adjective
technoid (comparative more technoid, superlative most technoid)
- Pertaining to the functionality or operation of a technology; technical.
- 1996, Paul McFedries, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating An HMTL Web Page, Que, →ISBN, page 222:
- DLL is VB's runtime library, which allows VB programs to interact with Windows and do other low-level, behind-the-screens, technoid stuff.
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- Exhibiting, requiring, or characteristic of an interest in and/or proficiency with technology.
- 1987, Charles Setter & Daniel Ben-Horin, "Insights on the LaserWriter", Macworld, January 1987:
- 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.
- 1987, Charles Setter & Daniel Ben-Horin, "Insights on the LaserWriter", Macworld, January 1987:
- (of music) Electronic or electronic-sounding; resembling techno music.
- 2004, Keith Harris, Medulla review, Spin, October 2004:
- 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.
- 2004, Keith Harris, Medulla review, Spin, October 2004:
- (of art or design) Of or pertaining to an aesthetic style which utilizes industrial or technological forms, materials, and themes.
- 1978, Uwe M. Schneede, Surrealism, Harry N. Abrams, →ISBN, page 136:
- We are looking into an area in which biomorphic and technoid objects seem to exist in a Utopian atmosphere.
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Noun
technoid (plural technoids)
- (slang) A person interested in or skilled with technology.
- 1984, Michael Moritz, "A Hard-Core Technoid", Time, 16 April 1984:
- Says Gates in his characteristic computerspeak: "I was a hard-core technoid."
- 1984, Michael Moritz, "A Hard-Core Technoid", Time, 16 April 1984:
Synonyms
- (adjective: exhibiting, requiring, or characteristic of technological interest and skill): geeky, nerdy
- (noun: person interested in or skilled with technology): geek, nerd, technophile