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

In addition to the style of dance in all its gyrating glory, krump has its own genre of music, which lands somewhere between hip-hop, techno and heavy metal, and a style of dress that is in tune with hip-hop street style sprinkled with a touch of the Juggalo culture. —Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026

Joey [Walker]’s techno history and background plays a part in it. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026

What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction? —Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

When his techno beats kick in during the most fraught sequences, however, the effect is dynamite. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

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