Laptronica

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Musical output made with a laptop computer combined with electronic devices, portable enough for live performances. uncountable

    "More recently, the notion of using a portable computer on stage became a reality and new forms of music including laptronica, the synthesis of laptop and electronica, were born."

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"More recently, the notion of using a portable computer on stage became a reality and new forms of music including laptronica, the synthesis of laptop and electronica, were born."

Etymology

Blend of laptop + electronica. The term gained a certain degree of currency in the 1990s.

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