English Explanatory Dictionary

tech noir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema.
  2. A genre of fiction, thematically like that of the film genre.
  3. A work of fiction in that genre.

Word forms

tech noir tech noirs tech-noir

Etymology

Blend of tech (“technology”) + film noir. From the close association of high tech with sci-fi. Folk etymology suggests this was coined by Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, when he named the dance club in the 1984 film The Terminator "Tech-Noir", and the fandom and critics labelled similar IP properties as "tech noir".

Related words

film noir neo-noir noir tech technology
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