techno-
Prefix used in compounds related to technology, such as テクノロジー (technology) or テクノポップ (techno-pop).
テクノロジーの進歩は速い。
The progress of technology is fast.
techno
Refers to the techno music genre, a style of electronic dance music.
彼はテクノが大好きだ。
He loves techno music.
techno-pop
Abbreviation of テクノポップ (techno-pop), a subgenre of electronic music popular in Japan in the late 1970s and 1980s.
See also: テクノポップ
YMOはテクノの先駆者だ。
YMO is a pioneer of techno-pop.
Loanword from English 'techno', a shortening of 'technology' or 'techno-pop'.