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  • noun Plural form of technophobe.

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Examples

  • In contrast, Baby Boomers are often described as technophobes, hesitant to adapt to the rapidly advancements in technology both at work and at home.

    Forbes.com: News Meghan Casserly 2012

  • But let's face it, the technophobes are a rapidly diminishing proportion of the population.

    So learners prefer the classroom. Are you sure? Clive Shepherd 2008

  • But let's face it, the technophobes are a rapidly diminishing proportion of the population.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Clive Shepherd 2008

  • The technophobes are the reason that FB ends up sucking! gr8bsn said 3: 54PM on 11-27-2009

    Lead Stories from AOL 2009

  • The technophobes are the reason that FB ends up sucking! gr8bsn said 3: 54PM on 11-27-2009

    Lead Stories from AOL 2009

  • We've put Globaloria into operation among youth in economically-disadvantaged and technologically-underserved communities including at-risk youth, in rural public schools and at a new urban bilingual charter school, with teachers who admittedly started out as "technophobes," supported by administrators at the community and state levels, and yes, it works and it scales.

    Idit Harel Caperton: Waiting for Cupid (not Superman) Idit Harel Caperton 2010

  • We've put Globaloria into operation among youth in economically-disadvantaged and technologically-underserved communities including at-risk youth, in rural public schools and at a new urban bilingual charter school, with teachers who admittedly started out as "technophobes," supported by administrators at the community and state levels, and yes, it works and it scales.

    Idit Harel Caperton: Waiting for Cupid (not Superman) Idit Harel Caperton 2010

  • Their parents are "technophobes" and don't go near the internet, so they're not affected.

    OLPC linked to civil war, revolution and the prevention of fascism Bill Kerr 2007

  • SAGARESE: Well, the technology for our generation, it conjures up a lot of dread because we're kind of technophobes, because we know our kids understand it all better than we do.

    CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2001 2001

  • •Educators must not feel comfortable when being categorized as "technophobes" or

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

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