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Technology, especially its impact or implications.

Greek tekhnē, art, craft.

Some examples are technocracy (Greek ‑kratia, power or rule), the government or control of society or industry by an elite of technical experts; technophile, a person who is enthusiastic about new technology (the opposite being a technophobe); technothriller, a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology plays an important role. Informal or short-lived terms in techno‑ are common; they often focus on the implications of technology for individuals or society, especially in relation to computer technology, and are frequently disparaging: technostress, stress or psychosomatic illness caused by working with computer technology on a daily basis; technobabble, incomprehensible technical jargon; technonerd, a person overly absorbed in technical matters, especially in computing. Techno, an abbreviation of technology, is a style of fast, heavy electronic dance music.

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