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technolust

technolust noun: a strong desire for modern technology.

Noun

technolust (uncountable)

  1. A strong desire for modern technology.
    • The ultimate source of CMW lies in the first blushes of technolust, when the hobbyist realizes with startling certainty that he has to have a motherboard[…]1984 December 31, InfoWorld, volume 6, number 53, page 8
    • John Buschmann has raised some compelling points about technolust in libraries. He suggests that electronic resources are perceived as having a higher status than print resources[…]1995, Walt Crawford, Michael Gorman, Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness and Reality, page 42

Origin of technolust

From techno- + lust.

Questions about technolust

What does technolust mean?
Technolust means a strong desire for modern technology.
What part of speech is technolust?
Technolust is a noun.

Words near technolust in the dictionary

  1. technology-wise
  2. technologyless
  3. technologywise
  4. technoluddite
  5. technoluddites
  6. technolust
  7. technomad
  8. technomads
  9. technomage
  10. technomages
  11. technomagic

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