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thanatechnology

thanatechnology noun: communication technology that can be used for death education, grief counseling, and thanatology research.

Noun

thanatechnology (plural thanatechnologies)

  1. (uncommon) Communication technology that can be used for death education, grief counseling, and thanatology research.
    • Thanatechnology helps survivor(s) gain a sense of control in an experience that feels powerless (Moyer and Enck 89) and mitigates the potential of “second loss” (Bassett). Yet, while thanatechnology creates a curated digital afterlife that is relatively sustainable and can offer comfort to the...2022, Alyson R. Buckman, Juliette C. Kitchens, Katherine A. Troyer, Slaying Is Hell: Essays on Trauma and Memory in the Whedonverse, McFarland, →ISBN, page 74

Forms of thanatechnology

pluralthanatechnologies

Origin of thanatechnology

From thana(to)- + technology.

Questions about thanatechnology

What does thanatechnology mean?
Thanatechnology means communication technology that can be used for death education, grief counseling, and thanatology research.
What part of speech is thanatechnology?
Thanatechnology is a noun.
What is the plural of thanatechnology?
The plural of thanatechnology is thanatechnologies.

Words near thanatechnology in the dictionary

  1. thanages
  2. thanah
  3. thanahs
  4. thanakha
  5. thanas
  6. thanatechnology
  7. thanatic
  8. thanatism
  9. thanatist
  10. thanatists
  11. thanato-

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