Definitions
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- noun neologism A
genre ofelectronic music based on the sound chips of older (8-bit or 16-bit)computers , but often combined with modernequipment andvocals .
Etymologies
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bit + pop; see bit ("binary digit") and pop music; and punning on Britpop.
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Examples
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Today, 2008 September 2, is the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, and invention that lead to electronic music, Japanese music machines, personal computers, the internet, bitpop and YouTube, to name but a disparate yet connected few.
The 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit: a love song to the computer « Jahsonic 2008
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Today, 2008 September 2, is the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, and invention that lead to electronic music, Japanese music machines, personal computers, the internet, bitpop and YouTube, to name but a disparate yet connected few.
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I never really got with the recent 8-bit / bitpop musical revolution
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