technoculture en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English technoculture From techno- + culture.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Culture as influenced by technology, especially computer technology and the Internet.
Beyond preservation, beyond reconstruction, the contemporary neopastoral signifies the naturalization of technoculture: not better than nature, not a return to nature, but culture that simply is nature.
2003, Andrew McMurry, Environmental Renaissance: Emerson, Thoreau, & the Systems of Nature, page 210:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| technocultures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |