technomagic

English

Etymology

From techno- +‎ magic.

Noun

technomagic (uncountable)

  2. (informal) The use of technology that is impressive and difficult to understand, especially in the field of computing.
    The demo wowed its audience with its technomagic, leading some audience members to quote Clarke's third law: "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
  4. The combination of magic and technology.
    In her thesis paper, she explored the theme of technomagic among cargo cults.
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