technetronic

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

  • adjective Relating to or characterized by the changes effected by modern advances in technology and electronics: the technetronic era; our technetronic society.

Examples

  • Before that, Brzezinski was executive director at the Trilateral Commission, a “New Ager” who envisioned a “technetronic society” in the United States.

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  • In the emerging postindustrial technetronic societies, the emphasis is on pragmatism, information, democracy, as well as philosophical skepticism, politically institutionalized on the basis of relative social well-being and insulated psychologically from the relatively poor parts of the world.

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  • Brzezinski is describing a nightmare which he calls the "technetronic society" (the word like the concept is a pastiche of technology and electronics).

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  • Brzezinski defines the 'technetronic society' as, "a society that is shaped culturally, psychologically, socially, and economically by the impact of technology and electronics - particularly in the arena of computers and communications.

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Note

The word 'technetronic' is a blend of 'technology' and 'electronic'.