technetronic, a.
(ˌtɛknɪˈtrɒnɪk)
[ult. f. Gr. τέχνη art, craft + electronic a.]
Conditioned, determined, or shaped by advanced technology and electronic communications.
| 1967 Z. Brzezinski in New Republic 23 Dec. 18/2 Our society..is entering a more self-conscious stage; ceasing to be an industrial society, it is being shaped to an ever-increasing extent by technology and electronics, and thus becoming the first technetronic society. 1970 D. Gabor Innovations i. 7 The ‘modern industrial state’ or the ‘technetronic society’, as it has been variously called, is indeed above the head of the man in the street. 1977 Time 8 Aug. 10/2 The old order, based largely on military power and nationalism, is giving way to ‘a technetronic age’ in which there will be increasing emphasis on economic development and social justice. |