technosignature

Questions

What does technosignature mean?

A phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was used by a particular society; (astrophysics, astrobiology) a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was present in some place (for example, a phenomenon suggesting that a Dyson sphere might exist in a certain region of space).

Where does technosignature come from?

From techno- + signature.

How to pronounce technosignature

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