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technostalgia

technostalgia noun: fond reminiscence of, or longing for, outdated technology.

Noun

technostalgia (uncountable)

  1. Fond reminiscence of, or longing for, outdated technology.
    • This isn't just technostalgia or a diatribe against what Nicholas Negroponte calls "digital obesity." The upbeat message is that the search for simplicity is a golden opportunity for IS managers.1997 June 16, Computerworld, volume 31, number 24
    • Technostalgia is about the ways in which, in the past, the future was imagined.2006, David Bell, Science, technology and culture

Origin of technostalgia

Blend of techno- + nostalgia.

Questions about technostalgia

What does technostalgia mean?
Technostalgia means fond reminiscence of, or longing for, outdated technology.
What part of speech is technostalgia?
Technostalgia is a noun.

Words near technostalgia in the dictionary

  1. technosol
  2. technosols
  3. technospeak
  4. technosphere
  5. technospheres
  6. technostalgia
  7. technostalgic
  8. technostate
  9. technostates
  10. technostrategic
  11. technostress

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