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Technomass (n) Referring to the amount of technological hardware carried on a person, or residing in a particular space. The term generally refers more to quantity than degree of sophistication of the technology, i.e. a cubicle with 3, 10 year old, 75 pound laser printers would have a greater technomass that one with 4 brand new laptops. It is based on the word "biomass".

History:

The word was first used on November 17, 2008 in Taunton, Massachusetts, at General Dynamic C4 Systems, by a technician who was cleaning up his work area. When reporting to his supervisor, he said “I have significantly reduced the technomass in my cubicle.”