technocide

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noun

The destruction of technology.

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Meanings

nountechnocide (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe destruction of technology.

    In effect, it was a case of mass technocide, with humanity itself pulling the trigger.

    2008, J Allan Danelek, Atlantis: Lessons from the Lost Continent

Origin

From techno- + -cide.

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APA

technocide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technocide

MLA

“technocide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technocide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technocide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technocide.

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