technosignature

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noun

A phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was used by a particular society; (astrophysics, astrobiology) a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was present in some place (for example, a phenomenon suggesting that a Dyson sphere might exist in a certain region of space).

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Meanings

nountechnosignature (plural technosignatures)

plural technosignatures

  1. anthropologyA phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was used by a particular society; (astrophysics, astrobiology) a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was present in some place (for example, a phenomenon suggesting that a Dyson sphere might exist in a certain region of space).

Origin

From techno- + signature.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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