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algorave en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæl.ɡəˌɹeɪv/

Etymology

Blend of algorithmic + rave.

Meanings

1. An event where people dance to music generated from algorithms, often improvised on the spot (live coding).
   • In London, the music veers between the sublime and the cacophonic; at the end, one audience member—and she's entirely serious—shouts: “Play something good!” Algorave is messy, but that's partly the point: these are not the pristine algorithms that fetch your search results on Google; they're built live, for a crowd. 2013 August 29, Tom Chesire, “Hacking meets clubbing with the ‘algorave’”, in Wired UK, →ISSN:

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