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technoference

technoference noun: interference in one's (social) life caused by technology, e.g. notifications and texts that interrupt what one is doing.

Noun

technoference (countable and uncountable, plural technoferences)

  1. Interference in one's (social) life caused by technology, e.g. notifications and texts that interrupt what one is doing.
    • The study, published Monday in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, says technology and the screens that consume us are creating “technoference” in couples.2014 December 3, Alison Bruzek, “Want To Perk Up Your Love Life? Put Away That Smartphone”, in NPR
    • Specifically, I focus here on the potential for technology interference in couple and family relationships—times when technology devices intrude, interrupt, and/or get in the way of couple and family communication and interactions. I term this "technoference."[2015, Brandon T. McDaniel, ““Technoference”: Everyday intrusions and interruptions of technology in couple and family relationships”, in Carol J. Bruess, editor, Family Communication in the Age of...

Forms of technoference

pluraltechnoferences

Origin of technoference

Blend of techno- + interference. Coined by American researcher Brandon T. McDaniel c. 2013 in the context of couple and family relationships.

Questions about technoference

What does technoference mean?
Technoference means interference in one's (social) life caused by technology, e.g. notifications and texts that interrupt what one is doing.
What part of speech is technoference?
Technoference is a noun.
What is the plural of technoference?
The plural of technoference is technoferences.

Words near technoference in the dictionary

  1. technofascism
  2. technofascist
  3. technofascists
  4. technofear
  5. technofears
  6. technoference
  7. technoferences
  8. technofetish
  9. technofetishes
  10. technofetishism
  11. technofetishist

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