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technoslavery

technoslavery noun: slavery facilitated by technology such as computer networks.

Noun

technoslavery (uncountable)

  1. Slavery facilitated by technology such as computer networks.
    • He argued that the mayor’s “sale” of the children of Philadelphia into the “technoslavery” of the W—— Corporation represented a “clear and present public danger” to which he’d been justified in responding violently.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
    • If the developing countries fail to enter the 21st century with educated populations and technoelites, it will be only a matter of time before they fall victim to a new era of technoslavery.2003, Linda S. Hjorth, Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century, page 374

Origin of technoslavery

From techno- + slavery.

Questions about technoslavery

What does technoslavery mean?
Technoslavery means slavery facilitated by technology such as computer networks.
What part of speech is technoslavery?
Technoslavery is a noun.

Words near technoslavery in the dictionary

  1. technosignatures
  2. technoskeptic
  3. technoskeptical
  4. technoskepticism
  5. technoskeptics
  6. technoslavery
  7. technosocial
  8. technosocially
  9. technosocieties
  10. technosociety
  11. technosol

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