TechnologySeptember 1, 2026

technorati

TEK-nuh-RAH-tee

Definition

The elite, influential, or highly knowledgeable members of the technology industry and community.

Etymology

A portmanteau of the word 'technology' and 'literati' (an educated, intellectual class). It was popularized in the 1990s to describe the burgeoning class of tech experts and trendsetters.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe Silicon Valley insiders who were initially unaware of the growing political hostility toward datacenters, characterizing their surprise as a sudden awakening to a new reality.

Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows

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The Guardian

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