Technoporn
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A pornographic subgenre of science fiction. uncountable
"Prospero's Books is part of an extensive discursive shift that includes aspects of cyberpunk, "technoporn," extreme versions of artificial intelligence and virtual reality theory, and other attempts to reconfigure desire and sexuality in terms of human/machine interaction."
- 2 Technology that is presented or viewed with fetishistic fascination. uncountable
"Colin Powell prostituted himself at the UN with technoporn including CIA satellite photos of supposed Iraqi WMD facilities."
- 3 Erotic materials that rely on technology (e.g. pornography available on the internet, artificially constructed body parts, etc.) uncountable
"Desire and difference are organ-ized and hermetically sealed in a closed circuit of technoporn."
Example
More examples"Prospero's Books is part of an extensive discursive shift that includes aspects of cyberpunk, "technoporn," extreme versions of artificial intelligence and virtual reality theory, and other attempts to reconfigure desire and sexuality in terms of human/machine interaction."
Etymology
From techno- + porn.
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