Technostress
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Stress caused by an inability to cope with modern technology. informal, uncountable
"Technostress can affect anyone living in the twentieth century: men and women, young and old, workers, lovers, and students. Our fascination with the rational and calculated world of computer-generated interactions may be forcing us to adapt in ways detrimental to our health and personalities: eye strain and headaches from working too many hours in front of a VDT terminal;[…]"
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More examples"Technostress can affect anyone living in the twentieth century: men and women, young and old, workers, lovers, and students. Our fascination with the rational and calculated world of computer-generated interactions may be forcing us to adapt in ways detrimental to our health and personalities: eye strain and headaches from working too many hours in front of a VDT terminal;[…]"
Etymology
From techno- + stress, coined by Craig Brod in 1984, see quotations.
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