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demoscene en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From demo + scene.

Meanings

  1. The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).
    • Demoscene is an extremely arcane subculture characterized by endlessly clashing perspectives, trends, and technological innovations. 2005, Chris Gehman, Steve Reinke, The sharpest point: animation at the end of cinema:
    • Casual computer users could not create these texts; in fact, the driving force behind most of the hacker teams in the demoscene was the prospect of creating a demo that exceeded the abilities of all other hackers... 2006, Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse, Fan fiction and fan communities in the age of the Internet: new essays:
    • The demoscene is chiefly a European community that originates from the mid-1980s and continues to exist even today. 2009, John Impagliazzo, Timo Järvi, Petri Paju, History of Nordic Computing 2:

Forms

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demoscenes Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

artscene

Deriveds

demoscener

Translations (9)

fi demoskene (computing subculture) · pt demoscene (computing subculture) · pl demoscena (computing subculture) · es demoscene (computing subculture) · nl demoscene (computing subculture) · ru демосцена (computing subculture) · cmn 演示藝術 /演示艺术 (computing subculture) · de Demoszene (computing subculture) · fr scène démo (computing subculture)

demoscene en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From demo + scene.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To take part in the demoscene.
    • My brother has been demoscening since the 1990s.

Forms

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demoscened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demoscened Tense=Past lexicographic
demoscening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demoscenes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

scene